Deceased Members–2004

In Memory of Jack Moorhead

E.J. (Jack) Moorhead, FSA, MAAA, AIA, passed away on February 21, 2004. He was 94.

Moorhead was born in Winnipeg, Canada on January 23, 1910, and graduated from the University of Liverpool. He began his actuarial career at Great–West Life in 1929. He was with a predecessor of the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA) from 1945–48. Following this, his career included working for United States Life in New York City, New England Mutual Life and Integon in Winston–Salem, North Carolina in 1972.

After his retirement from Integon, he participated in public interest activities, including advisory work for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly and two studies of the financial problems of the Social Security system. Moorhead also was involved in devising ways to compare attractiveness of life insurance policies, magazine editing and speaking to various groups about insurance and social security.

He served as SOA president (1969–70) and as president of the American Academy of Actuaries (1973–74). He also served the SOA as chair of the Committee on Memorials as well as the Committee on Papers, and as editor of The Actuary. He wrote "Our Yesterdays: the History of the Actuarial Profession in North America, 1809–1979," published by the Society as part of the profession's centennial celebration in 1989. His dedication reads, "To actuaries of all lands who have struggled mightily to create and maintain a profession worthy of public trust."

Moorhead published several papers, discussions and book reviews in the Transactions. Most recently, he served as a member of The Continuing Care Retirement Community Experience Task Force, which was formed to provide an oversight function for the Continuing Care Retirement Community experience project funded by the National Institute on Aging.

He was married to the late Iris Moorhead. He is survived by Patricia (daughter) and Richard MacKinnon; Anthony (son) and Donna Moorhead; Sheila (daughter) and the late Terence Kelley; and four grandchildren, four step grandchildren and one great grandchild.