Description: This session explores where financial engineering is applied, who is “leading the charge,” and what are the current and future roles of actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 55PD of the Toronto Spring Meeting.

Description: This panel discussion from the 2003 SOA Spring Meeting reviews the findings of the 2002 Member Survey and 2002 Market Opportunities Research Report and the skills needed of actuaries in traditional and nontraditional careers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 31pd.

Description: The December 2013/January 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Spring Meeting discusses current economic conditions and their implications on the funding, plan design and administration of pension plans. It also discusses the role of the FSA and EA in a small consulting firm and the future of consulting actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 56pd.

Description: Since the world in which actuaries work is both expanding (through 'data science' opportunities) and contracting (since 'data scientists' are doing work formerly done by actuaries), the role of education actuaries is at a tipping point. Members of the Society who are in higher education and representatives from the business community will discuss ways in which the two worlds of business and education have worked together in the past, what can be done by each group to assist the other, and what the future may hold.

Description: The October/November 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Article on negotiating and reviewing the consulting agreement. Keeping the contract issues discussed in mind can contribute to a successful client/consultant relationship.

Description: This article is about non-traditional actuarial opportunities. From The Actuary Vol. 26, No. 9

Description: This article is about why actuaries should have integral roles within nearly every IT and business intelligence company serving the insurance industry.

Description: This is an interview with Steve Vernon, FSA, MAAA, who runs his own business for helping people live long and prosper–financially, emotionally and with respect to their health. His contribution to society is to use his actuarial expertise and communication skills to help the baby boom generation face these challenges.