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 discussion is about the increasing unit expense rates even in light of increases in insurance amount, simplified procedures and greater mechanization, methods to allocate agency expenses in to the premium structure and the importance considerations in determining the level of gross premiums. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961 Vol. 13 pt. 2

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 paper examines five problematic areas of the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959 including the 10-for-1 rule, the deduction for investment income on qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, limitations on certain deductions, policyholder surplus account and shareholders surplus account. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1976, Vol. 28.