Description: Provides a review of the 4th Actuarial Research Conference.

Description: This article discusses what actuaries see as ideal components of a health care reform package with an emphasis on cost control, efficiency, elimination of fraud and reduction of errors.

Description: This is a brief summary of a Brooking Institution study entitled 'The Payroll Tax for Social Security. The study argues that the payroll tax should be eliminated as a source of financing of Social Security on the grounds that it is regressive and is especially burdensome to the poor.

Description: Risks inherent in employee choices of distribution options in terminating plans - A Canadian perspective.

Description: This issue of The Actuary covers investigations the Society is making or sponsoring to advance the knowledge of actuarial science.

Description: This article describes the changes that the Institute of Actuaries of Australia have made to their education program, with a particular focus on the introduction of the subject 'actuarial control cycle'. This subject provides the student the the generalized actuarial approach necessary for tackling a range of commercial problems.

Description: Discussion of the career of a health insurance actuary who worked in an insurance company, consulting firm and government

Description: This article provides information on how to navigate the Internet's World Wide Web and tap into resources of interest to actuaries.

Description: The August/September 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: A look at the outlook for the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and its view of education and examination issues.