Description: This discussion looks at the problems considered in drafting war-aviation clauses, plans for mitigating catastrophe hazard with respect to policyholders in the event of a major war, and steps which may be taken to minimize war disruptions of life insurance home office operations.

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 general discussion looks at mortality experience with the advent of CSO tables, annuity premium tax, termination dividends, classes of agents included under Social Security, and conditions affecting companies entering the fields of disability income, accident, health, hospitalization and medical insurance.

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: Panelists will discuss considerations identified and the challenges encountered by companies in developing and using predictive models in the life insurance underwriting process.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Personal Security in the 1970's- United States and Canada, 2. Adjusted earnings for life companies, 3. Pension funding, 4. What about these younger actuaries?, 5. Sources of statistical information for actuaries, 6. Variable life insurance, 7. Models and decision techniques, and 8. Role of the actuary in expense control. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol 22, Pt. 2, No. 63.

Description: This discussion looks at the advantages to an inclusion of a temporary war clause in all policies, factors affecting premiums for females, the SOA's stance on accident and health research, and the proposed new form of U.S. annual statements.

Description: These discussions at the 1959 Altanta and San Francisco Regional Meetings look at important considerations surrounding guaranteed insurability riders, also known as guaranteed purchase options, with respect to the development of benefit structures, premium levels and underwriting rules as well as problems in connection with reserves.

Description: This discussion at a 1959 Regional Meeting reviews computer applications with respect to underwriting and issue functions, auditing of medical claims, and in supporting group insurance operations.

Description: This discussion on agency compensation looks at the effect of the New York regulations, if compensation has kept pace with inflation, the effect of more term sales on compensation, and the effect of raising minimum amounts sold on very small policies.