Description: This session is about the statement of general philosophy, long range and short range objectives, and external forces. From the 1977 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 3, No. 1.

Description: A basic principle of marketing suggests that using the preferred medium a consumer knows and trusts will have a direct impact on the way they make purchases and how one could—and should—sell to and interact with them.

Description: A discussion of the Reinsurance Section survey that went out, what the RSC has done over the past year, and what we'll be doing going forward.

Description: A summary of a recent U.S. District Court decision regarding the applicability of the Federal Excise Tax (FET) on foreign-to-foreign retrocessions.

Description: An overview of the newsletter articles, as well as the introduction of a new feature: Modeler Q&A

Description: Speaker discusses the new style of management which uses appropriate interpersonal skills to motivate and inspire employees, and which builds relationships where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: An actuary's 30-year career, from working for several major consulting firms, to leading his own firm, to becoming a sole-practitioner consulting actuary.

Description: This article provides advice and guidance to young actuaries looking to influence their leaders and senior management.

Description: Opinion article on how young analysts can avoid becoming overqualified while still taking exams quickly.

Description: In this article, the authors describe the flaws in our current determination of the Consumer Price Index CPI and other economic indicators, and propose a series of refinements for improving the CPI calculations. The article emphasizes the importance of accuracy, given the significant influence on business and investment policies, psychological effect on the marketplace, as well as on consumer confidence, and the direct impact on Social Security increases and other benefit plans.