Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting presents a discussion of actuarial qualification standards, standards of practice SOP, the Code of Professional Conduct and the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline - ABCD. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21. No. 4b.

Description: This panel discussion covers the origins, changes and developments during the first twenty years of the Society of Actuaries since its founding in 1949. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 2, No. 61.

Description: This statement is an expression of opinion by the Committee on Actuarial Principles regarding the identification of actuarial principles to be considered for adoption by SOA membership. This covers the following types of principles: statistical, economic and financial, modeling, risk management.

Description: Discussion of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: Opportunities and problems for the actuarial profession and the industries it serves. The panel explored for each country: • The background and current economic situation of each country • Trends in governmental programs • Expansion of insurance markets • Development of employee benefit programs • Building the actuarial profession: education and research

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews the codes of professional conduct and standards of practice and the professional obligations when practicing in various other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This informal discussion from 1960 discusses the Society of Actuaries Examinations. Specifically, the panelists discuss several syllabus changes, including the elimination of Part 1, the English exam, and giving the preliminary examinations twice yearly, a change from annual, and the extent to which this will help recruit more candidates. They also discussed the proposed “two-pronged” system of Fellowship exams and the extent to which this might attract more qualified candidates, and speed up the overall process of completing the exams.

Description: In this a forum for consulting actuaries, the participants discuss: 1. Accounting principles, especially as a result of APB Opinion No. 8, 2. Liaison- What can be done to improve liaison between consulting firms and the IRS, government committees, hearings, and insurance industry committees? 3. Life insurance company development, 4. The relation of the consultant with company actuaries, reinsurers, and accountants, and 5. Personnel- What programs are being followed by consulting firms to maintain staff by the internal development of actuaries? From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1967, Vol. 19 Pt. 2, No. 55.

Description: This is the farewell address given by former Executive Director of the SOA, Charles B. H. Watson. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972, Vol. 24, Pt. 1, No. 70.

Description: An article provides a look at traveling overseas for actuarial work. Questions, concerns and tips for consideration in accepting an overseas assignment.

Description: Description of the consulting segment of the actuarial profession as it now exists in Canada and the United States, the environment in which it has developed, and some of the unresolved problems and possible future developments. Followed by discussion papers submitted by 2 authors