Description: The author describes a recent LIMRA study of agent terminations. The article describes the assumptions and methods used in the study, and provides a table comparing the results of this study, called the Brzezinski 1979 Agent Termination Tables, with agent termination rates derived from previous studies.

Description: The Actuary Vol. 22, No. 3. This editorial discusses the impact of the AIDS epidemic on financial security programs and what to do about it.

Description: This article highlights member survey results intended to assess the level of support for Society of Actuaries programs.

Description: The Life Practice Area seeks input on strategic issues including the timeliness of experience reports, the increasing levels of regulation, defending risk classification, ant the viability of the actuarial profession.

Description: This article shows some vital statistics of Canada including births, deaths, marriages and divorces per 1000 population along with motor vehicle deaths in the years 1972, 1975, 1978 and 1981.

Description: London's book supersedes the graduation monograph of Morton D. Miller and T.N.E. Greville’s Study Note on the Society of Actuaries’ syllabus. Although London's book covers much the same methods as did the predecessors, he adds emphasis to the Bayes Theorem and also emphasizes techniques making good use of personal computers.

Description: Discusses a proposal that was ultimately accepted to have the Medical Information Bureau take responsibility for SOA intercompany impairment studies.

Description: The Financial Accounting Standards Board has developed a data bank containing information about pensions and changing prices, extracted from 1,100 companies’ annual reports.

Description: This article discusses what the U.S. Census Bureau has to offer. The information includes surveys on population, housing, income, expenditures, crime and health. In addition, it includes censuses and surveys of most U.S. businesses.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Task Force on the Financial Implications of AIDS has been hard at work since last June. Much has been accomplished, and we plan to present our report in an open forum at the Vancouver meeting. The Canadian Institute of Actuaries will also present its findings, and the audience and panel will have a chance for dialogue. Actuaries will also have the chance to discuss actions their own companies have taken.