Description: Discusses the role of the Board of Governors of a typical corporation, and how an actuary can be well suited to contribute as a Board member.

Description: Discusses what a personal actuary is and what one typically does.

Description: In this article, the author talks about fulfilling his childhood dreams of becoming a baseball statistician. After 21 years as a life actuary, the last 14 as an investment specialist, the author decided to pursue that fantasy, although in a way he couldn’t have imagined as a teenager. He retired from his job and started an adventure as a fantasy sports analyst [which abbreviates, coincidentally, to F.S.A.].

Description: The author notes a concern for broad risk management in our society, which he names Societal Risk Management, as witnessed by the creation of the department of homeland security and suggests how actuarial expertise can help.

Description: Article discussing the benefits of the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, CERA, credential.

Description: Discusses the emerging role of personal actuary.

Description: This article is an interview with Phelim Boyle, an educator, actuary, PhD, author, financial engineer and recipient of the IAFE/ SunGard Financial Engineer of the Year Award and perhaps best known for his research into Monte Carlo methods.

Description: The goal of the session was to provide actuaries with an overview of the experiences of being an independent actuary and several details to be considered when setting up your own business.

Description: This article summarizes a presentation at an SOA annual meeting session, “Opening Up Your Company to the Use of Actuaries in Nontraditional Roles.”

Description: Non-actuary discusses how studying for the ASA exams has helped him to excel in his field.