Description: The author discusses a perceived loophole in the Social Security system whereby an employer could reduce employees’ wages by all or a portion of their Social Security payroll tax and then pay this tax for the employees. This procedure, which had been little used through the years except by householders employing domestic workers, was dubbed “FICA-II,” and the article notes that 1980 legislation prohibited the practice other than for domestic workers and a few other limited exemptions.

Description: Article Society Seminars by Adams in The Actuary, February 1979, Volume 13, Number 2

Description: Article Speed Limits - Save Lives by Seltzer in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4

Description: This article clarifies a misunderstanding about a possible endorsement of a proposed amendment by the ACLI Actuarial Committee or the ACLI.

Description: London Stocks in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4.

Description: Review of the fifth and final report in the 1960 Census Monograph Series created by the Social Science Research Council. Makes a compelling case for the monograph providing a good historical and statistical analysis of the changing U.S. population and demographics.

Description: This article describes some implications of increasing government intervention in the industry, such as the potential to eliminate the industry's ability to classify risk due to anti-discrimination laws and pressure to expand social 'insurance' programs

Description: Article Book Review by Ray in The Actuary, January 1979, Volume 13, Number 1

Description: Article Book Review The Future Of Risk by Calvert in The Actuary, December 1979, Volume 13, Number 10

Description: Feature article about how life insurance companies can manage the financial risk of life and annuity unclaimed property.