Description: Read discussions and data analysis regarding the 1985-1987 Individual Disability Income Experience. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 2

Description: This table shows the results of an attribution of the major contributing factors to the rate of mortality improvement in cardiovascular disease between 1980 and 2000.

Description: This article describes the process used when it has been determined that a new or revised study note is needed for the examination process.

Description: This article is an introduction to the topic of mortality projections and their impact on social security systems. The article reviews two life expectancy graphs and overall trends in life expectancy by gender at birth and age 65 in the United States, Canada and the UK.

Description: This article offers several broad definitions of an actuary that could apply in both traditional and non-traditional roles.

Description: This article discusses a new policy which clarifies the permissible usage of Society of Actuaries designations and titles.

Description: This is an Actuary magazine article describing what an actuary is. Some observers have described the actuary as being good at numbers, but not so good at the big picture, business problems, or communications. As a result, certain actuaries may not get the chance to become involved in as wide a range of issues as they may like. The extreme case is an actuary who was passed over for a more “important” or broader corporate position or who wasn’t hired by a client to conduct a consulting project.

Description: This article discusses international proposals for accounting reform that would establish a global common measurement approach for the large majority of life insurance and annuity products.

Description: This graph indicates the overall historical trend in life expectancy by gender at birth.

Description: Shows the average historical and estimated annual mortality improvement by age grouping for the three countries, both in terms of long averages and the ultimate level assumed.