Description: This article contains an analysis of fractional premiums and the loss of interest and premium in the year of death. It uses Jordan's text on life contingencies to illustrate a relation between net fractional and net annual premiums and to determine if there is any loss of interest or not.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Anna M. Rappaport.

Description: Highlights from international events of interest to actuaries.

Description: The August/September 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Neil Brougham, chairman of the CPD Committee, welcomes the new certificate in practical financial economics CPFE.

Description: Article highlights how to set goals

Description: This is article no. 6 in a series and discusses the proposed actuarial notation by Engelfriet and Kool. The proposed notation is linear in nature no superscripts or subscripts and uses the keys on the typewriter.

Description: Article from The Actuary magazine, March 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 3, that discusses the response of the Education and Examination Committee to Professor Batten's challenge in the wisdom of current trends in the Society's educational program, stating that these syllabus changes should be considered evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

Description: This article is an overview of the FAP course, a new e-learning tool that encompansses real-world applications and examples to demonstrate actuarial practice and to teach principles that help candidates make the transition from the preliminary examinations.

Description: Since 1977, the mission of the CAS/SOA Joint Committee on Minority Recruiting has been to support the education of and provide monetary assistance to qualified minority students African Americans, Hispanics, and Native North Americans to pursue an actuarial career. This article describes the 1998-99 activities of this Committee.