Description: On September 24, 1970, the New York Actuaries Club sponsored a panel discussion on the need for revision of the New York Expense Limitation Law, Section 213, in the light of its history and purpose. This article summarizes that discussion.

Description: Lapse rates from a recent, no dates specified, study of life insurance sold in New York State savings banks are summarized. They are compared with rates from a recent LIMRA inter-company study of agency business. First-year rates are broken down by premium frequency, and yearly rates are shown by type of life insurance plan.

Description: From time to time we have published articles and correspondence about The Actuary in Literature and although the references to the profession are few it was some comfort to know that the profession was not completely overlooked. Two of our readers drew our attention to the following poem which appeared in The Times Literary Supplement.

Description: In 1971, a group of New York actuaries met informally with socio-economist, Edith Lynton, and heard some grim forebodings about how the larger economic problems affect the insurance industry.

Description: A review of the latest of a series of reports from Statistics Canada, covering data from various Canadian social benefits programs for 1971-1977.

Description: This article promotes the concept of long range planning for life insurance companies and notes that actuaries are well equiped for this activity.

Description: In the environment of discussions about simplifying the tax code for individuals including eliminating many deductions, this editorial raises the question of the appropriateness of eliminating some of the tax benefits of employer benefit plans.

Description: This article analyzes the number of FSAs attending SOA meetings in the period 1966-1983.

Description: With the backdrop of economic turmoil and much downsizing, the author encourages actuaries to broaden their skills and to be flexible in their careers.

Description: This article provides a summary of Society of Actuaries finances for FY1980, and the prior year, as well as a projected surplus for FY1981 equal to 1980 results.