Description: This article describes the pre-HIPAA small group market and identify some of the key changes to this market resulting from HIPAA particularly guaranteed issue and renewal and restriction of pre-existing conditions and.

Description: This article exams societal trends that may influence retirement patterns and presented retirement scenarios. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 12

Description: This article reviews the examination syllabi by the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries and compares them to the Society of Actuaries' Syllabus of Examinations bearing in mind the different educational backgrounds of the United Kingdom and of the United States.

Description: The American Academy of Actuaries task force charged with developing a risk-base capital formula for health insurers submitted its preliminary report to the NAIC Health Organizations Risk-Based Capital Working Group.

Description: This article discusses female and male mortality rates, the lower mortality rate of females and the ramifications of the increasing female population in terms of equitable treatment and their roles in the workforce.

Description: Feature article discussing the SOA’s Retirement 20/20 initiative.

Description: A recent SOA regional meeting featured discussion on an age-old actuarial debate: Within the same company, should the return on equity ROE target vary by profit center PC depending upon the risk of the PC?

Description: This article examines the number of years people have served on the SOA Board and categorizes these people in various ways in order to determine if there is a leadership establishment at the SOA.

Description: This article highlights the activities of the SOA and its newest retirement issues report, 'The Phases of Retirement and Planning for the Unexpected.' It describes the three separate phases or stages of retirement.

Description: Feature article discussing how ERM needs to expand to cover the many different attitudes toward risk.