Description: Examines the trends affecting the distribution system for the industry's products, and the regulatory and tax environment in which life companies operate. Also looks briefly at the state of competition in the industry.

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

Description: This is the second article in a four–part series. In this article, the industry's products are examined.

Description: Outlines a generic business model for a life insurance company and concludes with thoughts on future trends and prospects.

Description: Article from The Actuary, June 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 6 presents the discussions of State Taxation which was presented at the October meeting of the Actuarial Club of the Pacific States.

Description: Discusses views and findings regarding the U.K.'s investment-linked, life assurance and regulations pertinent to issuers of such contracts.

Description: The secretary of the SOA looks back over the last five years at changes in the life insurance business and the actuarial profession.

Description: This article reviews the significant changes to the AMT that will affect life insurance in the 1990s. The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 4

Description: Predicts the rise of variable life insurance and discusses some product issues.

Description: Some life insurers in Canada are pioneering a creative new noncontractual approach to meeting the financial needs of terminally ill insureds who may need funds for medical and living expenses. Funds are made available by lending a portion of the death benefit to the terminally ill insured. This is a loan against future death proceeds it is independent of loans against any cash value, which would be used first.