Description: 1981 Report covering the period 1978 - 1980 presents statistics on the accidental fatality experience of various sports and sports-related occupations.

Description: Covers aviation mortality from 1973 - 1982 obtained from United States and Canadian governmental sources, both civilian and military.

Description: From the 1960 Transactions Vol. 12 No. 32, this ‘Discussion of Subjects of Special Interest’ addresses the ordinary insurance underwriting topics of “guaranteed issue” and potential antiselection of business insurance vs. personal insurance at time of retirement.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1956 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held April 19-20 in Hartford, CT. It identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The participants discuss various underwriting topics, including larger amounts of insurance and higher limits on premium waiver and accidental death benefits, larger non-medical limits, impairments, substandard underwriting classes, and aviation risks. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1956 Volume 8, Number 21.

Description: Presents aviation mortality statistics for 1964, with estimated rates for 1965. Historical data is also provided from 1953 onward.

Description: This discussion on underwriting looks at the evidence supporting rules requiring medical examinations, special heart reports as supplements to regular exams, home office urinalysis, electrocardiograms and chest X-rays, attending physician statements and inspection reports. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: Paper discussing issues pertaining to setting and managing issue limits and reinsurance retention limits for life insurance.

Description: These were discussion papers on the paper, 'The Korean War Hazard' by James T. Phillips.

Description: Presents the 1968 data for aviation deaths.

Description: This paper studies mortality differences between right and left-handed professional baseball players by examining the times of, and ages of, death of more than 6,000 players who died before 1990.