Description: This article provides comments about questions raised and discussed in the March and May 1981 issues of The Actuary regarding the relative merits of a U.S. Government Actuary post.

Description: As the search continues for a solution to the U.S. Social Security system’s financing problems, the U.S. Congress is considering raising the normal retirement age for U.S. workers. The House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee heard testimony on Feb. 26, 1998 from Christopher Bone, chief actuary, Actuarial Sciences Associates, Somerset, N.J., Ron Gebhardtsbauer, senior pension fellow, American Academy of Actuaries, and Robert Myers, former chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration and professor emeritus, Temple University. All discussed the impact of a higher normal retirement age. This article summarizes the testimony of these three actuaries.

Description: Report on the first study conducted jointly by LIMRA International and the SOA Long Term Care Experience Committee. The study examines voluntary lapse and total termination activity in LTCI for calendar years 2000 and 2001. Overall, the results indicate that LTCI persistency has continued to improve however, the current improvement seems to be coming from the individual lines of business rather than the group lines.

Description: Report on the second in a series of studies conducted jointly by LIMRA International and the SOA Long-Term Care Experience Committee. The study examines longterm care insurance LTCI industry persistency experience by reporting on changes in both voluntary lapse and total termination activity for all participating companies during calendar years 2002 through 2004. Overall, the results indicate that LTCI persistency continues to increase. However, recent increases have occurred on the group side of the business more than the individual side.

Description: Report on the proceedings of the 2010 Long Term Care Think Tank Session, whose goals were to discuss the major issues and challenges facing the LTC insurance industry, and to formulate action items and initiatives to help the industry move ahead. Focus was on understanding the needs & affordability capabilities of different market segments, the limited variety of product designs, shrinking distribution force, regulation and public policy, implications of the CLASS Act, and ideas for educating consumers and marketing products.

Description: 1987 Valuation Actuary Handbook: Chapter 1: Addresses life insurance company statutory reserve valuation.

Description: This listing documents the members of the Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries as of October, 1982, along with the expiration date of each member’s term. From the 1982 Transactions Vol. 34.

Description: This paper is from the Digest of Discussion of Subjects of Special Interest at the 1956 Society of Actuaries Western Spring Meeting, held June 7-8 in Chicago. It identifies those who made comments and summarizes their remarks. Topics of discussion include enhancing the value of the actuarial profession, the examination system and ways to improve actuarial education, and how younger members can help recruit new students to the profession. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 22.

Description: This article gives a summary of the articles to be presented in the Spring 2013 issue of the the AoF newsletter. It also introduces some of the new initiatives and programs underway in 2013.

Description: The September 2013 issue of the SOA Marketing and Distribution Section’s newsletter, NewsDirect