Description: This paper explores how change in societal forces can affect the systems for providing security including private pensions, social security, life insurance and health insurance. The societal forces examined are changes in family, role of women, inflation and the age composition of population. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.

Description: This paper reviews the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the impact on non-drug-using heterosexuals. This paper shows that for most heterosexuals, the risk of becoming infected with the AIDS virus by sexual contact is insignificant compared with many other risks of life. The paper presents some recommendations for AIDS education and other perspectives. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1992, Vol. 44.

Description: There is considerable controversy regarding the role, if any, of HIV in causing AIDS. This panel will update attendees on the issues involved in examining this matter. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4a.

Description: This article describes the activities and results of an SOA Task Force on Expansion of Mortality and Morbidity Statistics which was formed to review the mortality and morbidity research undertaken and the statistics published outside the recognized actuarial organizations.

Description: What goes on inside the Society of Actuaries Headquarters.

Description: This interesting article is a recounting of the author’s recent experience on TWA flight 355, which was hijacked by Croatian nationalists. The article discusses statistical odds, and more importantly, the ethical issues from the viewpoint of the passengers and the hijackers, as well as the philosophy of the approach taken by the airline and the governments involved.

Description: This informal session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses the grass roots of futurism and the concept of futurism. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: After outlining some of the issues involved in the taxation of life insurance companies, this paper describes the tax consequences of various strategic courses of action by life insurance companies. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 33.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers U.S. Federal Income Tax including TEFRA, flexible premium contracts, Modified Premium Whole Life Reinsurance, future tax planning and policyholder taxation. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 3

Description: This session from the 1981 SOA Spring Meeting discusses the role that personal and corporate tax policies have on insurance company taxation and the U.S. and Canadian tax structure for life insurance companies. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.