Description: This table shows the results of an attribution of the major contributing factors to the rate of mortality improvement in cardiovascular disease between 1980 and 2000.

Description: This article is the third in a series from the '2011 Living To 100 Symposium.' It examines the growing concern about doctor to patient ratio, including perspectives from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

Description: This article examines the dynamic environment of the health care system in the United States and the challenges facing the health actuary.

Description: Feature article about the effects of obesity on life expectancy and how actuaries will be affected.

Description: This table displays U.S. adult prevalence of all those obese during 2005–2006 by age, gender and selected ethnic group.

Description: Feature article describing what health actuaries think will be the future role of actuaries in the health care industry.

Description: Rising drug—and, to a lesser extent, health care—costs in Canada are creating long-term challenges for not only governments and employers across Canada but for individuals as well, with no easy answers.

Description: Feature article featuring expert opinions on the future of health care

Description: This article is about the cost-benefit relationship of advances in longevity and taking personal responsibility for one's own wellness.

Description: Examines the question of whether health-care costs, or health insurance costs, are in crisis.