Description: Discusses pending and possible changes in the evolution of professional development and public policy.

Description: Interview with Ben Marshall, Best Overall Story winner of the 10th Speculative Fiction Contest.

Description: This article provides an overview of the 2010 Life and Annuity Symposium events sponsored by the AoF.

Description: As the Board member partner assigned to work with the Actuary of the Future Section as of March 2005, I am reporting to you about several topics that may interest the section membership for this newsletter. Many of you have already received a lot of information and/or have read articles about the strategic plan, the image campaign, the reorganization of the SOA by sections versus practice areas and other large efforts underway at the SOA. There are many other things going on that are exciting, so I will focus on sharing other issues with you that may be less well known.

Description: Actuarial functions are being asked to do more with less: being challenged to provide more value to the business through applying insight and foresight. This article examines ways in which actuaries can provide business insights with very limited investment. The article provides actionable steps that actuaries easily apply to their daily work.

Description: This article stresses the importance of continually assessing your business skills and outlines the most important skills for development.

Description: During 2005 the Actuary of the Future Section Council reviewed its plans and strategies for 2006. During its discussions, the council reaffirmed the section’s mission “to identify and promote new opportunities, skills and new ways of thinking to help actuaries excel on their career journeys” and established this as the primary section goal for 2006 to increase membership value.

Description: A description of the sessions the AOF Section is sponsoring at the Spring Meetings.

Description: Discussion of areas of focus for the Actuary of the Future Section for the year, by the Chair.

Description: Highlights the section's accomplishments as well as the new section of Risk Management.