Description: This paper will attempt to describe certain principles and practices relative to the establishment and operation of funded severance pay programs, with particular reference to the actuarial aspects involved. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1958, Vol. 10, No. 27.

Description: This is a discussion of the paper, Pension Plans - Provisions for Termination of Plan by Dorrance C. Bronson. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This discussion on group insurance reviews approaches companies have adopted for selling, underwriting and administering group coverages for small employer groups. Considerations and techniques involved in establishing the larger maximum amounts of group life offered by many companies are also examined. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: This is a discussion about pension plan design and mechanics including: 1. Adjustment of pension benefits for inflation, 2. Major revisions or plan terminations, 3. Development of group pension contracts, and 4. Design problems of negotiated plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19 Pt. 2, No. 55.

Description: This discussion looks at topics of interest with Pension and Profit sharing, some questions posed were: Does a split-fund arrangement involving both insured and uninsured funds have advantages over either? Under what conditions are any such advantages most apparent? What disadvantages are there in such an arrangement? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1957, Vol. 9, No. 24.

Description: The panel provided a basis for discussing the implications of the new tax code to life insurance and associated products, including annuities and accident and health insurance, but no discussion of the taxation of insurance companies.

Description: This general session discussion looks at: A. Methods available to decide the percentage of the premium that should be used for life insurance, weekly indemnity benefits, hospitalization and surgical benefits. B. Formulas devised for computing contingency reserves for possible losses on mortgage loans and real estate. C. Extent to which companies are using participating forms for the following coverages: 1. Annuities in the benefit stages and/or supplementary contracts involving life contingencies after expiry of the term certain period 2. Family income and other decreasing term rider benefits 3. Extended term insurance D. Methods developed for pricing annuities and settlement options derived from an annuity table without provision for mortality improvement

Description: This discussion examines miscellaneous topics. Topics include actuarial training, final salary pension plans and hospitalization and surgical insurance. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1960, Vol. 12, No. 34.