Description: 1981 Report covering the period 1978 - 1980 presents statistics on the accidental fatality experience of various sports and sports-related occupations.

Description: Covers aviation mortality from 1973 - 1982 obtained from United States and Canadian governmental sources, both civilian and military.

Description: Presents aviation mortality statistics for 1964, with estimated rates for 1965. Historical data is also provided from 1953 onward.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1956 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held April 19-20 in Hartford, CT. It identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss various underwriting topics, including larger amounts of insurance and higher limits on premium waiver and accidental death benefits, larger non-medical limits, impairments, substandard underwriting classes, and aviation risks. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 21.

Description: This discussion on underwriting looks at the evidence supporting rules requiring medical examinations, special heart reports as supplements to regular exams, home office urinalysis, electrocardiograms and chest X-rays, attending physician statements and inspection reports. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: Presents the 1968 data for aviation deaths.

Description: This discussion looks at the main trends in substandard insurance, including: changes in medical impairments subject to substandard ratings or declination, increased availability of substandard insurance and reinsurance, changes in occupational and special hazard ratings, and progress with offerings of substandard individual health and accident coverages.

Description: Discusses potential of imminent war, magnitude of risk, opinions regarding exclusion vs. inclusion of coverage in life policies, and anti-selection issues.

Description: Digests of following discussions: 1. Mutual life insurance companies - their objectives and operating philosophy 2. State, provincial, and municipal employee pension plans - financing and other problems 3. Mortality and underwriting of individual policies for large amounts 4. Investing during the 1970's 5. Long-range viability and regulation of corporate pension plans 6. Forecasting the environment for business 7. Liabilities and surplus in the 1970's 8. Changing modes of family life - work and income over the life cycle 9. The role of the actuary in collective bargaining 10. Health insurance in the United States 11. Adjusted earnings

Description: This paper covers two topics of discussion within the insurance field: Medical Expense Insurance and Underwriting. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.