Description: This presentation is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. The speakers discuss per policy expenses. Topics include identification of expenses directly dependent on number of policies, impact on determining premium rates and dividend scales, use of policy fees, interaction with other assumptions, and methods in the U.S., Canada, and other countries to grade premiums by policy size.

Description: This discussion is about the mortality margins and mortality rates. From Transaction of Society of Actuaries 1961 Vol. 13 pt. 2

Description: This discussion looks at the following questions: How well are the life insurance companies carrying out their responsibilities for providing income to the aged? Is there any theoretical basis for determining the maximum annuity which should be underwritten on one life? How are such limits fixed? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This general discussion focuses mainly on automatic premium loans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: There is some reason to believe that the trend of life companies entering the A & S business will continue. Both the public and the government are becoming increasingly aware of the need and desirability for the widest possible coverage against the loss of income because of disability and against the cost of medical care. This should lead to an expansion of the market for A & S insurance which should attract still other companies to the field in the future. Followed by several discussion papers submitted

Description: These are the minutes of the Annuall Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in White Sulphur Springs, WV on November 9-11, 1950. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 4.

Description: These are the minutes of the Eastern Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in New York, NY on March 30-31, 1950. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 2.

Description: These are the minutes of the Western Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Chicago, IL on June 5-6, 1950. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. This discussion on technology reviews recent [as of 1955] uses of electronic data processing equipment and major computer installations. The speakers also look at the prospects of joint use of large-scale installations by two or more companies, and discuss specific actuarial activities that can be accommodated by electronic data processing machinery, such as calculation of dividends, cash values, and policy reserves.

Description: This discussion looks at considerations involved in determining interest rates and when deciding upon a reserve interest rate, the factors which warrant consideration. The panel also explores changes deemed appropriate with the new federal income tax law. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13, Pt. 2.