Description: This discussion briefly examines if the generation interest rate approach is applicable to: individual life insurance, individual annuities, and supplementary contracts. Further, what would the effect on dividend illustrations be?

Description: This is a discussion of recent experience for companies of first year lapses, surrenders at policy durations with appreciable cash values, total voluntary terminations and factors which contribute to current lapses and surrenders. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: This discussion is about major problems facing the smaller company on entering the field of individual health insurance. Also discussed are using morbidity studies to calculate gross premiums. From Transcations of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: This is a discussion about premium gradations for life insurance including expense rates and expense savings in graded premiums, the policy fee system, the band system and expense rates within different size bands. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: Informal discussion of the role of life insurance in the national savings. Topics included: A. Life insurance company market share of the savings dollar. B. Impact of mutual fund investments on life insurance company sales. Types of marketing procedures used in the sale of life insurance in combination with mutual fund investments. C. Strategic desirability of variable life insurance policies as a means of recognizing the demand for equity investments. Statutory changes required before such policies can be marketed.

Description: Discussion of types and amounts of benefits continued on retired employees and their dependents, the cost of continuance of pensioner benefits under the group plan and methods of financing benefits during active employment.