Description: In this article the author emphasizes, 'It doesn’t matter what you do, it matters why you do it.' He gives examples of why volunteerism, changes to the Society of Actuaries examination program, continuing professional development initiatives, etc. builds better actuaries in order to continually enhance the pre-eminence of our profession.

Description: In this article, the outgoing Society of Actuaries President, Donald J. Segal, reviews what he learned in the past year about the SOA and the actuarial profession.

Description: How to narrow your focus or niche for business success.

Description: This article examines the Actuarial profession in the Philippines.

Description: This article announces the availability of the 1982 Society of Actuaries Yearbook.

Description: Discusses the International Section's Ambassador Program.

Description: A listing of all the events at the ReFocus 2011 meeting.

Description: A case study on starting the actuarial profession in a new location - in this case Kazakhstan.

Description: The article announces that the first David Garrick Halmstad prize has been awarded to Dr. Phelim P. Boyle for his 1978 paper in the Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, 'Immunization Under Stochastic Models of the Term Structure.' The article also describes the history of this award. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1980, Vol. 1.

Description: Article from The Actuary, February 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 2 that is a review of a book titled 'Actuaries and Financial Planning' authored by a group of young British actuaries from the Institute of Actuaries Students' Society, London.