Description: Phil Gold reviews the effect of the competency framework on various stages of inception and development of the AXIS Actuarial System.

Description: The article talks through my personal journey of passing actuarial exams during the pandemic. The purpose of the article is to provide readers a different perspective on how to successfully navigate and balance work-study commitments. The article provides 6 tips that helped me overcome exam challenges.

Description: It is now a recognized fact of life: even actuaries are at risk of being “downsized.” As unpleasant as it sounds, job elimination is something that we have to face as a significant risk exposure in our careers. But it is also true that many actuaries have come through the downsizing experience and emerged both wiser and stronger or for some of us, at least bigger if not better.

Description: This article provides an update on the Actuary of the Future section's endeavor to revise the section's mission and vision. It details the focus of the section previously and how we plan to redirect the section going forward.

Description: In 2021, Deloitte and the SOA conducted a research study on emerging technologies in which the current use and future outlook of these technologies for the actuarial profession were evaluated.

Description: Winner of the Most Unique Vision of the Future award in the SOA’s 2022 Speculative Spectacular Fiction and Art Contest.

Description: An article on networking as a vital part of career management.

Description: Winner of Poem, Art Entry, in the SOA’s 2022 Speculative Spectacular Fiction and Art Contest.

Description: In this issue, Actuary of the Future editor Yuan Yuan invites Doug French, the managing principal of the Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP’s Financial Services Organization, to share about his experiences and views on the actuarial profession.

Description: This article covers focus of the section council, progress on ongoing initiatives such as the Career Pioneer Program, and new initiatives including image building of the profession as well as support for actuaries in individual practice and/or small businesses.