Description: Feature article discussing the due diligence actuaries should perform before agreeing to become a member of a board.

Description: This is an article regarding a trip the author took in search of centenarians in a remote area of Pakistan.

Description: The third article in the Living to 100 Symposium series discusses the challenges in getting people to effectively manage their finances for a successful retirement.

Description: An article about the benefits of the SOA’s newest designation, CERA, and how to obtain it.

Description: Actuarial Society Members On The Occasion of the Society Meeting in Philadelphia on October 19-20, 1893. Photo and names of attendees.

Description: This article is about a 1997 conference titled, 'Integrated Approaches to Risk Measurement in the Financial Services Industry,' that brought together a diverse group of 84 professionals, including actuaries and others working in risk measurement and management. That conference, sponsored jointly by the SOA’s finance practice area and Investment Section, was important in helping the profession advance the work of risk measurement.

Description: Discusses hazardous wastes and attempts to increase awareness of the enormous impact on the health insurance industry.

Description: This overview of the pros and cons of individual accounts and the paygo system was offered by two speakers at the 1999 symposium, “Impact of Social Security Privatization on Retirement Income. From: The Actuary, September 1999 – volume 33 - Issue 7.

Description: Feature article discussing the importance of business connections when trying to get a board position.

Description: This article summarizes a series of surveys that explore how the public perceives retirement risks and manages related financial resources. It also provides examples of conflicting perceptions and behavior related to retirement and how retirees manage assets in retirement.