Description: An update on the activities of the JRMS Council.

Description: The SOA and Plug and Play relationship will allow InsurTech start-ups to validate their technology and modeling processes with actuaries. The strategic partnership with Plug and Play demonstrates the SOA’s commitment to providing its members with dynamic learning experiences, rewarding volunteer opportunities, and collaborative events where they can learn from the experiences and ideas of peers around the world.

Description: International Section’s second networking event in New York City! The intimate gathering of roughly 25 actuaries.

Description: A review of the book, "How to be a Finance Rock Star--The Small Business Owner's Ticket to Platinum Profits" by actuary Nicole Fende.

Description: Learn about key actuarial and analytic tools and methodologies used by commercial health insurance to identify and quantify drivers of healthcare cost and utilization (including wasteful and low-value ones) and risks. Use case scenarios in which these tools and methodologies apply, such as underwriting, reinsurance, medical management for population health and chronic diseases, managed care contracting, insurance market reform, provider payment reform, etc., will also be covered. Experience from the U.S., China and other parts of the world will be shared.

Description: A real life case is presented involving a management, leadership or other business situation an actuary faced, and readers are invited to provide feedback.

Description: Recap of networking event.

Description: The reviewer believes the actuary reading this book gets a modern, small company exposure to running a company and doing your work. 'It provides an insight into how the new generation of entrepreneurs are building their businesses and how we can successfully operate in them. We can use this book to gain new ideas about how to govern ourselves and run our teams to be successful and attractive in this new future.'

Description: Introduction of new section council members.

Description: Boost your actuarial career and learn about the SOA, the word's largest actuarial society. This webcast is designed for Spanish/Portuguese speaking audiences.