Description: This session at the 1998 Valuation Actuary Symposium explores the role and the perception of the appointed actuary as either an employee or an outside consultant. The Canadian structure and viewpoint are also presented.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, Orlando. This session is a brief summary and discussion comparing the role of the appointed actuary in different countries including the following: 1. Responsibilities. 2. To whom does the appointed actuary report? 3. Who sets the rules/standards? 4. Potential personal liabilities. 5. How well is the system working?

Description: This session 5PD of the 1998 SOA Annual Meeting panel examines the recent developments and emerging thinking on efforts to explore and develop a fair value or market value based accounting approach. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 3.

Description: This session discussion was about the North America Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States: Expectations, status, opportunities and implications with respect to professional mobility, financial institution reform, social security systems, and employee benefit plans.

Description: The author details the results of a questionnaire that was sent to each association, asking for input on establishing an International Federation of Actuarial Associations IFAA to promote high professional codes of conduct, effective discipline procedures, codified standards-setting bases, and comparable educational standards for actuaries worldwide.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists discuss the duties and responsibilities of appointed actuaries, including compliance with qualification standards and actuarial standards of practice. They discuss the United States, where new regulations were recently adopted by the National Association of insurance Commissioners [NAIC], developments in Canada, where new legislation is expected to pass, and also world practice, looking at Europe and the U.K. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: Discusses changes made to the Canadian pension system over time, recent actions and actuaries' role in this.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session discussed the relevant issues affecting codes of conduct, setting of standards, discipline, education, and accreditation.

Description: This panel discussion lookas at various marketing distribution systems for life insurance including structure, compensation, and profitability.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting explores alternative career opportunities and how certain colleagues have moved from a traditional career to a nontraditional career utilizing their skills and background. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.