Examples of Presentations

Competitive Threats to Actuaries of the Future from Non-Actuaries

• SOA Health Spring Meeting
• Session 46 PD June 21, 2006

Become a contender! Learn how personal development can enhance your competitiveness in the labor market while gaining insight into how you can support SOA strategic efforts to maintain the competitiveness of the actuarial profession.

The actuarial profession continues to take on challenges due to rapid changes in the financial services industry and competition from other professions. In this session, panelists:

• Describe competitive threats to various actuarial practice areas based on employer and member research conducted by the SOA Strategic Planning Committee
• Share their perspectives on competitive threats based on their background and actual experiences
• Discuss how the SOA strategic plan addresses these threats

• The Actuarial Profession Is Preparing for the Future. Are You?
• Society of Actuaries Spring Meeting
• Session 54 OF
• New Orleans, June 16, 2005

Preparing for a successful actuarial career is not what it used to be. Maximizing the impact actuaries can have in their organizations is more challenging than ever. Traditional areas of practice are changing. New areas of practice are growing. SOA research clearly indicates that actuaries increasingly need to develop greater business acumen and communication skills. In this open discussion session, facilitators lead a discussion about the educational implications of changes our profession is experiencing. How might the changes influence the E&E syllabus, college curricula, and other training provided by the Society of Actuaries? How will these changes impact continuing education and development for actuaries after the exams?

Attendees of this session gain insight to the implications of changes in our profession on the actuary's education and development.