Description: This paper explores how change in societal forces can affect the systems for providing security including private pensions, social security, life insurance and health insurance. The societal forces examined are changes in family, role of women, inflation and the age composition of population. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.

Description: This discussion is about the actuarial considerations that should surround proposals in Congress for reinsurance of health plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1954, Vol. 6, No. 14.

Description: This discussion on major medical expense insurance examines the trends in the types of plans sold, popularity of the comprehensive type of medical expense insurance plan, special problems, and dependent coverage. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: This paper presents a surplus-ratio goal that is appropriate for group accident and health insurance and discusses growth, the sources of gains and losses, ways to improve operating gain and tracking results against expectations. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1977, Vol. 29.

Description: This section presents and summarizes major insurance-related legal cases of 1958. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 10, No. 28.

Description: This paper explores the legislation of New York 65, the intent of which was to offer health benefits to persons age 65 and over without health examination or other evidence of insurability. From TRANSACTIONS OF SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES, 1962 VOL. 14, PT. 1 NO. 40.

Description: This discussion focuses on sickness insurance and associated issues. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 2.

Description: This discussion looks at the changing needs for individual accident and sickness insurance, including coverage for older people [ages 65 and over]. The discussion seeks to answer: What changes in the scope of and market for individual accident and sickness insurance have taken place in recent years, and what revisions of policies and marketing procedures have been made or are indicated to meet changing needs? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: This discussion looks at the approach companies are taking in developing dividend scales for participating accident and health policies as well as arguments for and against grading accident and sickness premiums. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.

Description: Tis is a discussion about many issues related to individual and family major medical insurance including deductibles and coinsurance, experience and trends, coverage for old age and substandard risks, guaranteed renewability for life, limitations for mental illness, and problems in underwriting and claims administration. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 31.