Description: This article is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. The author summarizes recent court cases involving life insurance law.

Description: This paper is from the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 20. It was presented at the 1956 Spring Meetings of the Society of Actuaries for discussion. The author presents and discusses the provisions of typical agents’ and general agents’ retirement plans. The author then discusses the cost limitations of section 213 of the New York Insurance Law as they apply to agents’ compensation in general, and retirement plans in particular, including a technique acceptable to the New York Insurance Department for demonstrating compliance. The author demonstrates the practical application of this technique with a model submission.

Description: This article contains reviews of the following books published in 1962 and 1963: 1. 'Health Insurance Provided through Individual Policies' by Edwin L. Bartleson, 2. 'Law and the Life Insurance Contract' by J. E. Greider and W. T. Beadles, 3. 'Medical Care and Health Insurance' by J. F. Follmann, Jr., and 4. 'Hospital and Medical Economics: A Study of Population, Services, Costs, Methods of Payment, and Controls' by W. J. McNerney. Notices of other articles and publications are also included. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1963, Vol. 15, Pt. 1, No. 43.

Description: This article summarizes the following insurance-related legal cases from 1959 and 1960: 1. McCarran Act-FTC Jurisdiction-Mail Order Insurance: Federal Trade Commission v. Traveler's Health Association, 2. New York Premium Notice Statute-Notice to Assignee: Maloney v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 3. Good Health Clause-Waiver and Estoppel: Souter v. State Mutual Life Assurance Company, 4. Insurable Interest of Corporation-Proceeds of Policy as Taxable Income: Ducros v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 5. Stock Life Company-Rights of Participating Policyholders-Charter Limitations: Ohio State Life Insurance Company v. Clark 6. Policy Restriction Against Assignment-Direction to Pay Cash Value: Magus v. National Life and Accident Insurance Company, 7. Creditor's Right-Insurance Purchased with Loan Procured with Fictitious Collateral: First National Bank v. Pope, and 8. Officer Unworthy of the Public Confidence-Constitutionality of Texas Statute: Jordan v. State Board of Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 32.