Description: This paper investigates a fundamental approach to the development of the expected cost of vesting in pension plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972, Vol. 24, Pt. 1, No. 70.

Description: The approach of the year 2000 creates a millennial fascination which causes man to ponder his past, to assess his present, and to peer into his future. This study of the actuarial profession looks upon those design-steering aspects which can lead to a greater future. Although this work adopts the standpoint of a life company actuary, it views the entirety of the profession. All actuaries are bound up in essentially the same future. This study may have special interest to a young person contemplating the actuarial profession as a career. Consequently, an effort is made to consider the subject over the projected career of such a person- roughly to the year 2020. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974, Vol. 26, Pt.1, No. 76.

Description: This is the presidential address by former SOA president, William A. Halvorson. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.

Description: Presented at April 1965 New York Regional Meeting. Discusses actuaries' contribution to society in both the public and private sectors and states that he would welcome the development of required actuarial standards at the state level.

Description: The following topics were discussed at concurrent sessions: 1. Consequences of adjusted earnings, 2. The actuary's role in marketing, and 3. Pension legislation- United States. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974 Vol. 26, Pt. 2D, No. 75AB.

Description: Panelists discuss: the role of the actuary in providing expert-witness testimony in the courts, practices in Canada and the U.S., bases used to calculate actuarial values, and professional standards and guidelines. Also, an experienced U.S. attorney gives his impression of the role of the actuary in court. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 1.

Description: The degree of interaction between actuaries and lawyers practicing in the pension area has increased significantly in recent years. On the one hand, plan sponsors may gain from this interaction, as members of the two professions bring different perspectives and different sets of skills to bear on their problems. On the other hand, there may be friction in situations where the roles of the actuary and the lawyer overlap. This panel discussion focuses on the various ways in which actuaries and lawyers interact, and suggests ways to minimize the friction between them. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 17, No. 4B.

Description: This panel discussion was devoted principally to the following two papers commissioned for the Society of Actuaries 25th anniversary meeting: 1.'The Future of the Actuarial Profession as Viewed in A.D. 1974' by John M. Bragg, and 2. 'Consulting Actuaries in Canada and the United States' by Samuel Eckler and Wendell A. Milliman. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1974, Vol. 26, Pt. 2D, No. 76.

Description: A professional speaker talks about metanoic organizations – organizations in which everyone believes that they are in charge of their future. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This panel discusses their personal experience and how they have ventured into new and exciting careers using their actuarial knowledge and expertise.