Description: This discussion on dividends looks at the two factor system and the experience premium system of distributing dividends and if they are more satisfactory under present-day conditions than the three factor method. Also discussed was the uniform reversionary bonus system. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: The paper analyzes the merits of various bases for illustrating ordinary life insurance dividends considering dividend histories, current allocation, current experience, dividend forecasts and investment generation allocation. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.

Description: This paper summarizes traditional actuarial thinking on individual policy dividends and some of the current concerns, covering dividend class, reserves and nonforfeiture values on dividends, terminal dividends, dividend illustrations and changes in dividend scales. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.