Description: A Centennial Celebration of the founding of North America's first actuarial organization was held in 1989 in Washington, D.C. This article summarizes the presentations made by the Presidents of the five sponsoring organizations regarding the strengthening of the Actuarial profession. The five sponsoring organizations were the Society of Actuaries, the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice, the American Academy of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Description: The Society of Actuaries’ new Learning Strategy will influence and guide SOA education in both the near and long term.

Description: Will the Enrolled Actuary replace the FSA? Maybe was the answer to that question, which posed the topic for discussion at a recent New York Actuaries Club meeting. This 1976 article is a recap of that recent meeting, discussing the implications for the SOA and Academy of the new federal designation of Enrolled Actuary for pension actuaries, and how that would play out with respect to the SOA’s professional designations and the role of the Academy.

Description: The August/September 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Synopsis of 21st International Congress of Actuaries meeting on June 19, 1980.

Description: discussion of the budgeted income projections for the Society of Actuaries for the 1981-1982 fiscal year and the resulting need for dues and fee increases.

Description: An editorial with reflections on the similar issues facing Canadian and American actuaries topics including social security financing, health care and proposed new standards of practice were addressed at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Meeting in Toronto.

Description: David M. Holland, 1997-98 Society of Actuaries President, discusses his goal of working more effectively with the Casualty Actuarial Society. The article discusses recent conflict between some members of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries concerning organizational independence issues.

Description: A critique of the SOA's co-sponsoring of the Manhart Brief which addressed sex discrimination in pension rates. This critique argues that the brief violates the SOA constitution by expressing not just facts, but opinions, without following specified procedures for doing so.

Description: This article clarifies a misunderstanding about a possible endorsement of a proposed amendment by the ACLI Actuarial Committee or the ACLI.