Description: The author supports the idea of developing a standard world wide definition of an actuary because the profession is not well known outside of the U.S. and U.K.

Description: Vision and objectives and projects for the International Section.

Description: In an article on the same subject, in the March 1976 issue of The Actuary, it was reported that the Sub-Committee on Notation of the International Actuarial Association had circulated a questionnaire among the various national organizations to sound out public opinion on the issue of linearization and expansion of the International Actuarial Notation. This article is an update on recent developments reflecting the Special Meeting on the International Actuarial Notation, held October 30, 1976 at the XX International Congress of Actuaries.

Description: This book explores diplomatic strategy in an historical context. Many of the lessons in the book are useful to business decision-makers.

Description: Carlos Arocha, the 2022 Chair of the International Section Council, introduces the articles featured in the current newsletter issue. In addition, he highlights recent and planned activities undertaken by the section.

Description: Chairperson’s Corner

Description: An update on developments within the SOA Ambassador Program up to December 2015.

Description: In this issue, Actuary of the Future editor Yuan Yuan invites Doug French, the managing principal of the Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP’s Financial Services Organization, to share about his experiences and views on the actuarial profession.

Description: This is an article about actuaries at work in other lands. This article highlights actuaries in Ireland.

Description: This article describes the membership of the SOA outside of the United Sates. An informal count places the number of such members in active practice at 406.