Description: This paper describes the intent and selection process for papers to be presented at the annual ERM Symposium. From 2006 Enterprise risk Management Symposium, M-AS06-1.

Description: The author provides an overview of the symposium and highlights the material of particular interest to pension actuaries. From the Pension Section News, September 2008, Issue No. 68.

Description: This article is about the annual call for ERM-related research papers that present the very latest in ERM thinking and move forward principles-based approaches. The call discussed in this article was issued in October 2005 and attracted nearly 30 entrants, from which there was one winner and eight more that were selected for presentation at the 2006 ERM symposium. They were listed in the article and can be found, along with the 20 other entrants on the ERM Symposium Web site at: www.ermsymposium.org.

Description: This article presents excerpts from a recently released paper by the Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks.

Description: As part of its ongoing effort to provide useful information on COVID-19, the Society of Actuaries issued a brief qualitative survey to its Retirement Section members to gain insight as to how COVID-19 is impacting the retirement programs and organizations they support, and also how it is impacting their work. The survey results are intended to help members compare their thinking and future expectations of COVID-19 with their peers, as well as inform future research efforts.

Description: Discussion of January 2008 'Living to 100 and Beyond' Symposia co-sponsored by the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This research study was designed to answer the following questions: 1. What are the most commonly occurring risk categories? 2. What are the most commonly occurring risk subcategories? 3. What are the most commonly occurring individual risks? 4. Which individual risks tend to make front-page news? 5. Which risks generate the most extensive coverage in the form of repeat articles? The scope was defined as significant downside risk events experienced by Canadian nongovernmental organizations as reported in the first 10 pages of either Section A (Front) or Section B (Report on Business) of The Globe and Mail in a 2012 weekday (Monday-Friday) edition, as recorded in their online archives (“GlobeArchives”).

Description: This research study was designed to answer the following questions: 1. What are the most commonly occurring risk categories? 2. What are the most commonly occurring risk subcategories? 3. What are the most commonly occurring individual risks? 4. Which individual risks tend to make front-page news? 5. Which risks generate the most extensive coverage in the form of repeat articles? The scope was defined as significant downside risk events experienced by Canadian nongovernmental organizations as reported in the first 10 pages of either Section A (Front) or Section B (Report on Business) of The Globe and Mail in a 2012 weekday (Monday-Friday) edition, as recorded in their online archives (“GlobeArchives”).

Description: Describes SOA sponsorship and how to access data from the Understanding America Survey.

Description: Introduction describes the positive response to the 2006 EMR symposium, the call for 2007 papers, and the awards to be presented at the 2007 symposium. From 2007 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, M-AS07-1.