Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 This session discussed the purpose of the proposed Ambassador Program under development by the Actuary of the Future Section to focus on the nontraditional actuarial practice areas that are expected to play an increasingly significant role within the actuarial profession in the 21st century.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Harold R. Lawson. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19, Pt. 1, No. 55.

Description: This is the panel discussion on continuing education of actuaries. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol. 22, Pt. 2, No. 63.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Gilbert W. Fitzhugh. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1966, Vol. 18, Pt. 1, No. 52.

Description: Discusses the initial accomplishments and upcoming challenges of the newly formed IFAA. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This is a panel discussion about the future of the actuarial profession as it appears to the younger actuaries. Also discussed is the changing nature of the insurance and pension industry and what the Society of Actuaries is doing to adapt, From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1966, Vol. 18 Pt. 2, No. 52.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Donald R. Sondergeld. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1992, Vol. 44.

Description: This 1997 presentation from the 32nd Actuarial Research Conference provides background on the work of the Society of Actuaries' Research Effectiveness Task Force [RETF] and presents the current status of that work in order to set the stage for breakout sessions during which Conference attendees have an opportunity to provide input to the SOA research effectiveness review.

Description: Introduction to the field of the Personal Actuary. The session presented what a personal actuary does that is different from traditional consulting what skills actuaries presently have that are relevant what skills need to be enhanced potential clients of a personal actuary and how an aspiring personal actuary can secure a client base and a potential financial model for a practicing personal actuary. A panel of practicing personal actuaries share case studies from their work.

Description: This is a greatly condensed summary of the panel discussion of Robert B. Mitchell's book, 'From Actuarius to Actuary, The Growth of a Dynamic Profession in Canada and the United States,' and is intended merely to convey some idea of the interesting colloquy which took place. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974, Vol. 26, Pt. 2D, No. 76.