Description: The main emphasis of this paper is on the twenty-year costs and illustrative yields, the relative cost of early withdrawal and the most perspicuous way in which this can be presented to the policyholder are also considered. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 59 AB.

Description: This discussion at the SOA 1962 Jacksonville Regional Meeting focuses on issues for smaller companies associated with moving to the 1958 CSO mortality table, such as policy language, format, mortality assumptions and settlement options.

Description: This discussion looks at the problems considered in drafting war-aviation clauses, plans for mitigating catastrophe hazard with respect to policyholders in the event of a major war, and steps which may be taken to minimize war disruptions of life insurance home office operations.

Description: This section presents and summarizes insurance-related legal cases of 1953 including: 1. GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACTPERPETUAL OBLIGATION: Freeport Sulphur Company v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, 2. SERVICE OF PROCESSUNAUTHORIZED INSURER: Parmalee v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Association, 3. ORAL PLEDGE OR ASSIGNMENTCREDITOR'S RIGHT: Commercial National Bank v. Chapman, 4. DOUBLE INDEMNITYMILITARY EXCLUSION: Weissman v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 5. LIQUIDATION OF MUTUAL COMPANYJURISDICTION OF INSURANCE COMMISSlONER: Allyn v. Hull, 6. AVIATION EXCLUSIONPARACHUTE JUMP: Smith v. Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association, 7. SETTLEMENT OPTIONTESTAMENTARY DISPOSITION: Hall v. Mutual Life Insurance Company, 8. PURCHASE OF HOME OFFICE PROPERTYINSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT'S APPROVAL: Guardian Life Insurance Company vs. Bohlinger, 9. LOAN VALUE: DISABILITY AND DOUBLE INDEMNITY RESERVES: Chastang v. Mutual Life Insurance Company, 10. CONVERSION OF GROUP INSURANCESUICIDE: Lineberry v. Security Life and Trust Company, 11. DOUBLE INDEMNITYMILITARY EXCLUSION: Western Reserve Life Insurance Company vs. Meadows

Description: This paper studies the possibility that associated minor impairments, particularly those of a cardiovascular nature, may be of special significance with respect to longevity when associated with a family history of cardiovascular disease. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: In this paper, the calculation of life insurance functions taking an HIV+ life into consideration is examined. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1989, Vol. 41.

Description: The interest-adjusted method has come to be the most widely accepted method for comparing costs of individual life insurance policies. This paper presents a relatively simple modification of the interest-adjusted cost method that serves more general purposes satisfactorily. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 32.

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: Mandatory implementation of life principle-based reserves (PBR) is just around the corner and there is no shortage of work to do, as most products have yet to be moved to PBR. Oliver Wyman recently completed its 2019 PBR survey, with more than 40 participants covering 85 percent of the individual life market, including 23 of the top 25 life writers and five reinsurers. This article will expand on the key survey findings, including implementation trends, analysis to date and recent discussions and decisions on the treatment of non-guaranteed reinsurance.

Description: This article provides a summary of selected sessions of the October 2010 NAIC meeting.