Description: In today’s market of post-pandemic consolidation and org chart streamlining, we’ve observed significant changes to actuarial career development and advancement opportunities. But, those changes aren’t occurring in equal measures across the arc of the actuarial career. Our focus is on the impact felt by experienced reinsurance actuaries.

Description: Book review of A Whack on the Side of the Head, which has lots of ideas for thinking creatively.

Description: This is the presidential address by former President of the Society of Actuaries, John R. Larus. Discussion of events within the Society during the past year and anticipated events going forward with respect to Society programs and the examination structure, insurance regulatory changes, some reflection on the history of the Society of Actuaries and current demographics of its members.

Description: Update of climate risk related governance and disclosure.

Description: 2004 SOA Spring Meeting, Anaheim, CA. This session was about various alternative skills that actuaries might need such as business acumen, communication skills, asset knowledge, knowledge of broader financial markets, and knowledge of corporate operations.

Description: This paper presents a call to action for the actuarial profession. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972, Vol. 24, Pt. 1, No. 69 AB.

Description: The author notes that, as of 1977, the “actuarial profession is small, but it is also divided. There are several actuarial organizations in North America, and as a result different groups are addressing limited energy to the same problems.” The article then discusses the Society of Actuaries’ recent proposal for reorganization of the profession, and the committee formed to proceed with reorganization. It is noted that the SOA so far is the only organization endorsing the proposal, but other organizations have expressed a willingness to listen.

Description: Discusses highlights of the recent survey sent to all 9,435 active Canadian and U.S. members of the SOA.

Description: This article provided views from the years 1988 and 2000 of the then-anticipated changes and challenges facing the actuary of 2010. From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.

Description: The Life Meeting, is the result of combining the Life & Annuity Symposium (LAS) and the Valuation Actuarial Symposium (ValAct). The Life Meeting will offer sessions specific to pricing and valuation as well as sessions on emerging issues relevant to both groups. These common themes include InsurTech, diversity, accounting change and the current economic environment.