Description: The author defines what a personal actuary is, provides examples of the typical work of a personal actuary and outlines some of the sections current initiatives.

Description: Book Review of "Cheating Death, the Promise and the Future Impact of Trying to Live Forever", by Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies.

Description: An overview of the “Breaking away from the Curve” webcast.

Description: The Actuary of the Future is all about our future marketplace relevance as actuaries.

Description: May 2008 issue of the Actuary of the Future Section newsletter, Actuary of the Future

Description: Overview of a seminar on effective ERM strategy.

Description: Karan Phadke discusses his experience as the AOF Section Council Intern.

Description: The purpose of this article is to explore the causes and effects of FAS 97 DPAC amortization revisions and to encourage the preparation of analysis that will assist in the interpretation and communication of results for management users of GAAP product line financial reports involving such revisions. From Society of Actuaries Financial Reporting Section Monograph, M-AS99-1.

Description: The purpose of this paper is not to present a revolutionary new concept, instead, it is to reexamine a familiar concept in the light of new market circumstances and, to consider the consequences to the life insurance industry if the concept were adopted.

Description: This paper outlines the limitations inherent in current actuarial pricing techniques and describes a product development process that can produce optimal decisions in competitive environments. From Product Development Section Monograph, M-AS99-3.