Description: An article from the August 2004 issue of Reinsurance Section News talking about the newly redesigned SOA Web site.

Description: Phil Gold reviews the effect of the competency framework on various stages of inception and development of the AXIS Actuarial System.

Description: The author notes the decline in the study of compound interest and the effect of computers on the subject.

Description: Discusses volunteering for the actuarial profession in general and solicits articles for the CompAct newsletter in particular.

Description: Chair highlights some of the key issues and hot topics for the Technology Section.

Description: An overview of how the actuary's role will evolve as technology improves.

Description: Read about The Bulletin Board Updates on important events related to the Technology Section.

Description: This article describes Actuaries Online- the Society of Actuaries electronic bulletin board sponsored on the CompuServe network, with additional sections identified for the Actuarial Standards Board, the American Academy of Actuaries, and the International Forum of Actuarial Associations. All bulletin boards on CompuServe have three key pieces: messages, libraries, and conferences. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1996, Vol. 1.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Board of Governors decided in June 1996 to discontinue the printed version of the Record in favor of electronic distribution, with the objectives of 1.hastening the availability of session transcripts to the members, 2. reducing publication costs, and 3. taking advantage of technological advances. This article introduces the availability of sessions for the 1996 Society of Actuaries meetings.

Description: A personal account of how humor in the workplace improved productivity.