BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Actuarial Tables
- lists showing how long people of certain ages are likely to live, used to calculate life assurance premiums
Additional Resources
- ACTUARIAL TABLES VERSUS FACTUALLY BASED ESTATE TAX VALUATION: ITHACA TRUST RE-VISITED
- Editors' Synopsis: This Article discusses Ithaca Trust and that case's emphasis on the integrity of actuarial tables for estate tax valuation purposes. The author argues that application of actuarial table values for estate tax valuation is the best means to value estates where use of tables is mandated, despite recent...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Take a peek at senators' finances
- WASHINGTON -- It's that delicious week when we peek at the financial records of our senators, who make $162,100 a year but who - - surprise, surprise -- are worth much, much more. For the most part, these people are hardworking. They spend their days fretting about the...
- Research articles 2005-06-19
- As it turns out, little need for flexing in year one
- The NFL's ballyhooed flexible scheduling for NBC's Sunday night games looks like a great insurance policy that never really had to pay off this season. Actuarial tables had suggested otherwise. As the NFL shifted its broadcast network prime-time showcase from Monday on ABC to Sunday on NBC, flexing was meant...
- Research articles 2006-12-08
- DAVID WATKINS, 32;President and CEO, Icon Lifestyle Marketing.
- If it's hard to image a former insurance underwriter hosting parties for the likes of Sean "Puffy" Combs and supermodel Iman, maybe you need to expand your horizons. After graduating from Syracuse University and surviving a short stint in the world of actuarial tables...
- Research articles 2000-01-31
- Disclosure, comprehension, retention.(To the Point)(Column)
- Insurance regulators believe that disclosure by insurance companies is the best means of providing consumer protection, but disclosure might have the adverse consequence of building up consumers' expectations to too high a level. Regulators are pushing for the disclosure of actuarial tables, agents' compensation levels and all other factors impacting...
- Research articles 1996-08-19
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Todd Mason Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jan. 18--NEW IRA DISTRIBUTION RULES SET KINDER STANDARDS: Is the tax code forcing you to take more money from your individual retirement account than you need? Well, drop those actuarial tables and hang up the phone. The Internal Revenue Service proposed rules last week...
- Research articles 2001-01-18
- Glocester, R.I., Test Center Help Clients Reduce Their Insurance Losses.
- By Paul Grimaldi, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 6--GLOCESTER, R.I.--Out among the pine trees and rolling hills of western Rhode Island, FM Global gets a different perspective on the insurance landscape. The largest insurer of U.S....
- Research articles 2003-11-06
- Immediate Annuities: 5 Rules to Get Monthly Checks for Life
- These financial products can provide retirees with a steady stream of income. But you need to buy wisely. Anyone nearing retirement...
- Articles 2009-08-31
- Keep the Money in the Family
- Contemplating mortality isn't a whole lot of fun, but it's essential. Here's what you need to know to protect your family and make sure your money goes where it's supposed to after your death.First the good news: You probably won't get hit by a bus tomorrow. In fact, the odds...
- Articles 2009-09-02
- Life Insurance Securitizations: Making the Value Paid to Policyholders More Competitive
- Kid Dynamite submits: I read an interesting article last night on NYTimes.com about securitizing life insurance settlements. The gist of the process is this: you have an elderly person, say, 72 years old, who needs money badly. This person, let's call her Ethel, has a life insurance policy that...
- External links 2009-09-06
- Best 401(k) Moves When You Leave a Job
- Leaving a company means you need to decide what to do with your 401k savings ? and the right answer is worth tens of thousands of dollars. These seven rules will help you minimize your taxes and maximize your nest egg. 1. Do Not Cash Out ...
- Articles 2009-11-24
