Description: This discussion looks at the actuary shortage and solutions. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: The panel looks at the shortage of actuaries and determines if the solution is the responsibility of the Society, insurance companies and consultants or a joint responsibility. This discussion also examines steps taken to develop actuarial courses in colleges and universities. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 30 AB.

Description: This is the discussion to the paper, The Actuarial Implications of the 1951 Railroad Retirement Amendments by Joseph Musher. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1952, Vol. 4, No. 10.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, The Mathematical Risk of Lump-Sum Death Benefits in a Trusteed Pension Plan by Hilary L. Seal. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1953, Vol. 5, No. 13.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Actuarial Note: The Valuation of Self-Insured Retirement Plans by Joseph C. Noback. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, On Computing the Probability that Exactly k of n Independent Events will Occur by Robert P. White and T. N. E. Greville. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: This paper explores and develops some initial ideas of roll-forward reserve funding of Social Security. It reports on the work of actuarial students and teachers for an 8-week study period coordinated with the National Science Foundation program of Research Experience for Undergraduate grants. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1994, VOL. 1.

Description: This paper contains personal reflections by Cecil Nesbitt of his 60 years as an actuarial student, teacher, practitioner and researcher to highlight actuarial highlights in North America since 1900. This article is not intended to be a definitive history of actuarial science developments in North America since the beginning of the century. Instead, readers should turn first to 'Actuarial Mathematics' [Proc. Symp. Appl. Math. 35, 1986] and peruse it alongside this article to gain detailed, introductory overviews of the diverse actuarial models that will be mentioned in this paper. The non-exhaustive list of references at the end of this paper is selected to aid such review by pointing the way to other more complete lists in regard to various topics mentioned herein. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1990, Vol.1.

Description: This article summarizes the meeting of actuaries and demographers at Harvard University Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 1973 to discuss demographic projections and related actuarial topics.

Description: These are discussions of the following research papers: 1. 'Actuarial Functions as Expected Values' by John A. Fibiger and Stephen G. Kellison, and 2. 'A New Look at Gain and Loss Analysis' by Arthur W. Anderson. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1971, Vol. 23, Pt. 1, No. 66 AB.