Description: This paper sets forth hospital utilization data from 1978 by age and sex for both prepaid hospital contracts and contracts supplementing medicare. In addition, hospital continuation data from 1977 is provided from regular contracts. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983, Vol. 35.

Description: Since detailed claim information is not readily available to the Committee on Group Mortality and Morbidity on an annual basis, a special investigation of group hospital expense experience has been conducted. That investigation is summarized in this paper, and covers plan descriptions, morbidity and cost data, and continuation tables.

Description: This paper describes risk-factor-dependent multiple decrements and actuarial cost functions as a general compartment model, a discrete time and discrete state stochastic model of morbidity and mortality processes. For large numbers of risk factors, the model is extended to its natural continuous time and state form. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1991, Vol. 43.

Description: 1974 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974 Reports

Description: 1984 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1984 Reports

Description: 1976 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1976 Reports

Description: This section presents multiple book reviews and summaries of recent publications. Reviews: 'Social Security' by Myers, 'Report on Actuarial Principles and Practical Problems with Regard to Nonforfeiture Requirements' by Society of Actuaries, 'Mortality and Morbidity in the US' by Erhardt and Berlin, 'The Fifty-Second Annual Report of the Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Retirement System' by US Government, 'Health Service Information in the US Today' by Murnaghan, 'Financial Problems Confront the Federal OASI and DI Trust Funds' by Staats, 'Public Employee Pension Funds' by Tilove, '1976 Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Federal OASDI Trust Funds...' by US Congress, 'Report of the Consultant Panel on Social Security to the US Congressional Research Service' by US Government, 'Crime by Computer' by Parker, 'Reports of Consultants on Actuarial and Definitional Aspects of Social Security Disability Insurance' by US Government, 'Social Security: The Fraud in Your Future' by Shore, '1972 Lifetime Earnings by Age, Sex, Race and Education Level' by Social Security Administration. Digests also included.

Description: This paper reviews the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the impact on non-drug-using heterosexuals. This paper shows that for most heterosexuals, the risk of becoming infected with the AIDS virus by sexual contact is insignificant compared with many other risks of life. The paper presents some recommendations for AIDS education and other perspectives. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1992, Vol. 44.

Description: 1977 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1977 Reports

Description: 1979 Report presenting the results of the continuing study of morbidity experience relative to Group Long-Term Disability Insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979 Reports