Description: This Is a book review of 'Lebensversicherungsmathematik' by Hans U. Gerber. The book, written in German, is directed to younger readers who take pleasure in applied mathematics and who wish an introduction to life insurance mathematics. A well-organized and elegant introduction awaits their reading.

Description: This article from The Actuary, November 1970, volume 4, Issue 9 is about CBMS. CBMS is the abbreviation for the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences of which the Society of Actuaries is an affiliate member. The Conference Board maintains a Washington office, publishes reports and surveys concerning mathematics and mathematical education, is studying computer education in high schools and a national information system for the mathematics sciences, and is developing a Newsletter which it proposes to issue quarterly.

Description: Article from The Actuary, June 1968 – volume 2 - Issue 6 requesting data for a workshop planned for the 1968 Annual Meeting in Washington to explore the topic of fluctuations in claims.

Description: Article from The Actuary, March 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 3 provides a recap of the Conference on Capitalization of Risk Ventures, sponsored jointly by the Graduate School of Business of the University of Wisconsin and by the Society's Committee on Research. The conference was held October 21-23, 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Description: Discusses the direction for actuarial research in the areas of experience studies, theory, and practice.

Description: This article summarizes the meeting of actuaries and demographers at Harvard University Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 1973 to discuss demographic projections and related actuarial topics.