Description: Speaker forecasts the future for actuaries at the coming millennium. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 4B.

Description: John Naisbitt, in Megatrends, defined a megatrend as a general shift in thinking or approach affecting countries, industries and organizations. This article challenges actuaries to consider off-the-charts factors within their risk maps and consider their potential impact.

Description: This meeting session was held at the SOA's 1975 Annual Meeting in Bal Harbour. The topic presented was the public role of the actuary. Questions addressed were: A. Should the actuarial profession be more active in social issues? B. Do actuarial principles exist and should they be codified? C. How should actuaries react to the various publics they serve? D. Will the actuary evolve into a generalist who evaluates risks, whatever form they take? From the 1975 Record, Vol. 1, No. 4.

Description: In this article, the incoming president of the SOA article discusses the centennial year of the profession in North America, our accomplishments and the challenges we face.

Description: A summary of themes from the speculative fiction contest.

Description: James Toole reviews Mike Cowell's book, Cyberbug. The story follows an imaginary actuary and his family into the 21st century and tells how the dramatic changes around them alter their lives.

Description: A review of the recent history of the actuarial profession in Pakistan and the near term future as of the year 2000.

Description: The SOA released a report titled Massachusetts Health Insurance Reform, which looks at the impact on insurance markets, pricing and profitability.

Description: Feature article describing what author thinks it will take for a life insurance company to be successful in the year 2020.

Description: This 1981 session focused on actuaries and the government. Topics included: 1. What do regulatory agencies expect of actuaries in their employ? 2. What do such agencies expect of: a The actuarial profession in its interface role? b The actuaries for companies and plans being regulated? 3. In the broadest sense, how can actuaries or the actuarial profession be helpful to government? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.