Description: This discussion focuses on methods used for classifying and analyzing expenses, and explores new accounting and office procedures. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Smaller Company Forum, which took place at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. It summarizes the comments made by and identifies each individual contributing to the discussion. The discussion topics include measures a smaller company can take to reduce the expense of printing and preparing policy forms, at what stage in a company's growth is it advisable to shift from manual to machine accounting processes, and whether quality rating selection methods are achieving satisfactory results. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: This is the tenth experience study conducted by the SOA’s Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses on inter-company expenses. Contributions of individual life and annuity expense data were received from 13 US life insurance companies.

Description: Summary report of the 2005 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study. Document contains a description of data used in the study, description of unit cost formulas, list of companies contributing to the study, tables and graphs, etc.

Description: Experience-study instructions to contributors. Looks to develop inter-company information about expenses for many types of individual [not group] life and annuity products.

Description: This discussion looks at expense rates, inflation, and its effect on premiums. Also discussed are the issues that insurance companies may face as a result of the threat of severe manpower shortages.

Description: Results of the 2001 Expense Practices and Methodology survey conducted by the SOA Committee on Life Insurance Company. The intent of the survey was to provide the committee with guidance on the creation of an expense experience study.

Description: Summary report for the eighth expense study conducted by the Society of Actuaries' Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses [CLICE]. Contributions of individual life and annuity expense data were received from 23 U.S. life insurance companies.

Description: Notice of Intent to Submit Data to 2010 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study.

Description: Summary report of the 2005 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study. Document contains a description of data used in the study, description of unit cost formulas, list of companies contributing to the study, tables and graphs, etc.