Description: Article from The Actuary, June 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 6, which is article no. 10 in a series. This particular article discusses the 1978 institute and faculty proposal on notation. A proposal presented in June 1978 by a study group of the Institute and Faculty Joint Working Party on Computers and Actuarial Notation provides an excellent summary of the problems faced by innovators in this field, as well as the consequences of clinging to the present notation.

Description: This article discusses the vulnerability of actuaries to malpractice lawsuits.

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

Description: This article summarizes disciplinary actions taken during May and June 2011 by Society of Actuaries' Discipline Committees convened to review matters referred by the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline ['ABCD'].

Description: This article summarizes the results of the first part of a U.S. Appointed Actuaries survey asking about the usefulness of the various documents that have been created to guide valuation actuaries.

Description: Actuaries may soon be required to select assumptions that are individually reasonable when measuring pension obligations. This is the core meaning of a proposed amendment to the Actuarial Standard of Practice #4 in addition to the proposed ASOP on economic assumptions.

Description: Discussion of the 1998 Generally Recognized Expense Table GRET and questions pertaining to the acceptable use of the GRET to demonstrate compliance with the NAIC Life Insurance Illustrations Model Regulation.

Description: The SOA president emphasizes the importance of actuaries maintaining their level of professionalism by always striving to inform and prepare the decision maker with all the possibilities, not just the quick answers or the minimum level of disclosure.

Description: Article from The Actuary, March 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 3, that is article no. 7 in a series discussing an actuarial notation based on a symbolic logic.

Description: Editorial on the importance of the Actuarial Standards Board ASB to the profession. 'The ASB keeps the profession on track by establishing standards of practice that allow actuaries to act professionally, with integrity, and in the public's interest. Standards give the profession one set of rules and present a unified front to the public.' From The Actuary, September 1994, Volume 28, No. 7.