Description: This teaching session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting introduces Course 230 to seasoned actuaries who missed the opportunity to study this material on their road to Fellowship. Topics include asset management and tools and techniques. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: The SOA Board considered the report of the Accreditation Implementation Task Force, approved the Task Force's two recommendations and initiated an Alternate Route study task force.

Description: This 1997 presentation from the 32nd Actuarial Research Conference provides background on the work of the Society of Actuaries' Research Effectiveness Task Force [RETF] and presents the current status of that work in order to set the stage for breakout sessions during which Conference attendees have an opportunity to provide input to the SOA research effectiveness review.

Description: This article explains the Society of Actuaries' views on mandatory continuing education.

Description: From a session at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1999 Presenters offer a preview of an actual Course 7 dealing with applied modeling.

Description: First of a 2 part series: The Actuarial Science Program at the University of Nebraska includes a course on Actuarial Roles and Ethics. In 1978 the students in this class sent a questionnaire to 265 persons, mostly alumni of the Program, aimed at finding out how actuaries see themselves, and to what extent ethical questions have impinged upon them. This article gives answers by 61 Fellows 60 F.S.A.'s and one F.C.A.S.

Description: This presentation is a teaching session, number 69TS, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. In 2003, the SOA's Board of Governors approved a redesign of the education and examination system. The instructors present a review of the proposal, discuss the considerable progress that has been made to date with regard to implementation, and discuss the implications for actuarial education and training programs. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: In the kick-off meeting of the new futurism section, the panel discusses the 1982-1983 election results, the mission of the futurism section, and highlights of the Fourth General Assembly of the World Future Society.

Description: Presented at June and prior 1986 Spring Meetings. This session discussion is about important ideas under the heading 'Flexible Education Proposal' to improve the Society of Actuaries' education and examination system.

Description: This presentation, session number 83CS at the 1999 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 16-18 in Seattle, is a preview of an actual Course 7. The presenters, two experienced researchers, lead the discussion and a demonstration of a case study from the modeling Course 7. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 2.