Description: Discover a comparison of U.S. and international mandated leave programs which mandate employers to provide a minimum level of benefits to employees for qualifying leaves of absence, such as parental leave or medical leave.

Description: Discusses earthquake risks and the actuarial profession in New Zealand.

Description: In this article, the Editor previews the contents of this issue.

Description: In this article, the author talks about being an actuary on the island of Cyprus.

Description: The new chairperson talks about the section activities for the year ahead.

Description: Emilie Bouchard introduces herself as Canadian Liaison for SOA.

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 1976 article discusses the history and current developments with respect to the International Actuarial Notation, including reference to a paper on this topic in the December 1972 issue of The Actuary by John Boermeester.

Description: This article discusses the highlights of the 11th Conference of the International Association of Consulting Actuaries conference held in Munich, Germany on July 3-8, 1988.

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