Description: As health care changes, actuaries need to be able to understand developments and work with users of health plan information. Actuaries also must be a credible source of data. This article describes the efforts of the Society of Actuaries Task Force on Alternative Care to determine the effectiveness of alternative or integrative medicine, including nontraditional techniques such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutritional counseling.

Description: This article describes opportunities and challenges presented to Corporate Actuaries caused by swings in investment gains and losses, the cyclical nature of health insurance results, and increased investments in affiliates which divert use of surplus increase from organic growth to acquisitions. margins were much higher

Description: This article is about the Course 8 series. Course 8 provides candidates with essential advanced specialized education in one of seven practice areas: individual insurance, group life and health, managed care, U.S. pensions, Canadian pensions, finance, and investments.

Description: Article An Interview With Orlo R. Nichols, FSA 1979 a blind actuary, who recently completed the Society of Actuaries Fellowship examinations

Description: Article Actuaries And Communication by Delgadillo in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4.

Description: This article is about the challenging role of the actuary in business and how Canada's resolution to this challenge can benefit the profession as a whole.

Description: Discusses the direction for actuarial research in the areas of experience studies, theory, and practice.

Description: This is a short poem regarding actuarial predictions.

Description: President Gary Corbett cites the major issues he sees facing the SOA: education and examinations, research, actuarial principles, strengthening the profession, the future of the actuary/the actuary of the future, and employee benefits.

Description: Shows steps on how to improve your presentation skills.