Description: Survey of the experiences of actuaries working internationally.

Description: Education department article that outlines the new SOA General Insurance fellowship track that puts the SOA in the position of offering actuarial education in the full range of actuarial practice areas.

Description: The current president of ACTEX, an actuarial learning company, shares the company's history, development, and vision for the future.

Description: I’d like to start a movement to banish the term “life expectancy” from the retirement planning lexicon. It is one of the most abused and dangerously misunderstood concepts in retirement planning.

Description: This presentation, session number 53PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists note that “for several years only a few foreign insurers were permitted to provide life and health insurance in China. In recent years, regulators have been more receptive to the new entry of foreign insurers…” Topics include history of the development of the market, market demographics, including regionalization, types of products, distribution systems, and regulatory requirements for entry and continued operation. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This article provides tips for how you can make the most effective use of recruiters in a job search.

Description: A look at the "The Power of Nice" by Ron Shapiro and how we can learn some important lessons from his work.

Description: Since spring, with the marked improvement in the payments deficit of the United States, the climate for discussion of reform of the world currency systems has become much more favorable. Perhaps our subject today should more fittingly be entitled Monetary Reform for the World Economy. Discussion focuses on the steps that can be taken to insure that enough liquidity will be provided to finance expanding world trade while maintaining stable price levels, and on how reform measures can be drawn to avoid the danger that additional liquidity will encourage countries to run chronic deficits.

Description: This article stresses the importance of continually assessing your business skills and outlines the most important skills for development.

Description: Business dining is an effective relationship-building tool. This article provides guidelines to help you prepare for hidden dangers in advance so as to maximize the opportunities.