Description: A summary of a preliminary report from the Committee on Valuation and Related Problems, on guidelines for quantifying balance sheet items in an insurance enterprise.

Description: This article is about Stanley B. Tulin's actuarial career and lessons he has learned regarding what leads to a successful actuarial career.

Description: The author explores reasons why blocks of business may become legacy blocks and discusses ways to decrease the likelihood of legacy blocks in the future.

Description: The author describes how his company was able to benefit from an application of risk theory.

Description: Updates on current projects of the Marketing & Distribution Section of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: An overview of the formation of the Committee of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, initiated by the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Government Statistics, in response to the need for statistical advisory committees to government agencies to promote better data collection and dissemination, contracting, forms clearance, planning, coordination, monitoring, staffing, and strengthening of agency functions.

Description: Article Confidentiality Of Federal Statistics by Johansen in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6

Description: Insurers are becoming increasingly involved in the development and marketing of prepaid health care service plans, or Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs. The article describes four different approaches for establishing capitation rates for HMOs 1. Integrated Budgeting Approach, 2. Inventory Approach, 3. Group Insurance Rating, and 4. Actuarial Approach.

Description: Article Reorganization by Halvorson in The Actuary, February 1979, Volume 13, Number 2

Description: Article The U.S. Government Cost Disclosure Report by Moorhead in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6