Description: As an profession, our obligation ultimately is to the public. We are well known for our competence and integrity as actuaries. We should be equally proud of the widespread contributions of our actuarial family in making our world a better place to live. This article highlights some of those contributions paying particular attention to the Actuarial Foundation. From: The Actuary, February 2000, volume 34, issue 2.

Description: Panel discussion from the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Houston on the topic of the financial services industry and its response to inflation and deregulation. Topics included: 1. Industry reconfiguration, relative competitiveness of various segments of the industry. 2. New products and technological advance 3. Impacts on the life insurance industry. a. Bank marketing of insurance products b. Investment and bank products marketed by insurers

Description: This session discussion is about results and implications of the Futurism Section's 1989 Delphi Project. This study developed input on important issues and changes facing our profession and industry. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3B.

Description: In this paper the author discusses pricing insurance products in the larger framework of company planning and management. The author also presents a generalized description of the pricing function, which is applicable to any insurance company product. The author discusses the relationship of the premium formulation function to the management of an insurance company, balancing the requirements of management, shareholders, policyholders, and marketing personnel. Includes discussion and author’s review of discussion. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1982 Volume 34.

Description: This paper sets the task of pricing insurance products in the larger framework of company planning and management. A generalized description of the pricing function, applicable to any insurance company project.

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 37, Number 5 - My 2003

Description: An Editorial on the actuarial profession: the strength of the profession lies with each individual actuary. 'It is our ability to synthesize imperfect information and provide early guidance in resolving critical issues that will form the foundation of our profession's future. If we choose to be narrow calculators, our future will be very limited.'

Description: An article on kinder, gentler mergers and acquisitions. Life insurance company mergers and acquisitions are seeing a renewal of activity. Now, however, they are being handled with a new consciousness.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session discussed actuaries in non-traditional roles and provided insight into how to pursue non-traditional opportunities.

Description: The panel discussed conservation strategies for permanent and term insurance. Topics included: 1.Impact on in-force business from new products e.g., continuous reduction in ART rails, non-smoker discounts, universal life: increased policy loans?, replacements?, lapses?, surrenders and _exchanges? 2. Responses from companies: e.g. extension of new cost methods to existing policyholders?, Field compensation when replacing existing business?, internal conservation functions?, update programs policyholder/agent communication strategies? applicability of new products to in-force policyholders. 3. Interest groups which must be considered and differences between stock vs. mutual companies? e.g. Policyholder, agent/broker, management, stockholders, prospective policyholder, legal/regulatory forces IRS, SEC, state insurance departments. 4. Appropriate financial considerations and anticipated results? Is stonewalling a viable alternative? GAAP effects statutory effects use of reinsurance field force compensation/survival, anticipated future mortality results, Federal Income Taxes.