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

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: This is an article by outgoing Society of Actuaries President, Bruce D. Schobel, reflecting on the Society's accomplishments over the past year and looking ahead at its future plans.

Description: The coordinator of the task force which prepared Manhart Brief, for a court case on sex discrimination in pension rates, responds to criticism.

Description: This column descrbes the Society of Actuaries' Leadership Resource System, an important new project intended to help identify, develop and support the many members who volunteer their time or are elected to leadership positions.

Description: Interview with John Houston, Advanced Analytics and Predictive Modeling practice leader at Deloitte.

Description: This article contains interviews with the directors of three Society of Actuaries departments. Margaret Ann Jordan is the managing director of Information Technology and Services, Tiffany Berger is the director of Finance and Facilities, and Toni Murril is the director of Human Resources.

Description: Benefits of belonging to SOA special interest sections.

Description: In an effort to encourage discussion of the recent Report of the Task Force on Strengthening the Profession, The Actuary presents another viewpoint on the task force recommendations. Kevin Ryan, President of the Casualty Actuarial Society presents his opinion in this article.