American Academy of Actuaries: Contingencies Magazine September/October 2001

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Charles Dickens and the Literary Actuary

Daniel D. Skwire
The great Victorian novelist wrote far, far better stories than "Hunted Down," but none of them has an actuary as its hero.

Do Actuaries Need a Standard for Illustrating Projected Retirement Benefits?

by Edward E. Burrows and Lawrence J. Sher
How much do retirement plan participants need to know about changes in their benefits? And whatÕs the best way to tell them about it?

Electoral College Reform By the Numbers

by John C. Armor
Good news for the advocates of Electoral College reform: You danÕt have to change the U.S. Constitution to do it.

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