Description: A discussion of the successes of the Taxation Section, with special emphasis on the increased visibility of tax in the actuarial profession.

Description: Report on the proceedings of the 2010 Long Term Care Think Tank Session, whose goals were to discuss the major issues and challenges facing the LTC insurance industry, and to formulate action items and initiatives to help the industry move ahead. Focus was on understanding the needs & affordability capabilities of different market segments, the limited variety of product designs, shrinking distribution force, regulation and public policy, implications of the CLASS Act, and ideas for educating consumers and marketing products.

Description: This article discusses a new policy which clarifies the permissible usage of Society of Actuaries designations and titles.

Description: The April/May 2016 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Notice of families with multiple generations among the SOA membership.

Description: This article is about a consumer education program sponsored by the Society of Actuaries Foundation, “On the edge of change: Putting Social Security back in balance” and plans for a similar project dealing with Medicare in the future.

Description: A discussion of the tax-related initiatives listed on the IRS Priority Business Plan for 2010 targeting product tax issues and how they relate to the work of the Taxation Section.

Description: Servant Leadership is a leadership philosophy that focuses on organizational success through serving and enriching the lives of the employees. As employees become engaged the organization becomes more vibrant, sustainable and successful. Four primary principles are discussed: Create an Environment for Employee Growth; Provide Employees What the Need to Thrive; Remove Obstacles to Employee Achievement; Help Employees Reach Organizational and Personal Goals. Trust, creativity, shared vision, listening, job skills and personal attention lift employees up, creating high quality, engaged employees that help drive organizational success and create a pool from which the next generation of leaders for the company will emerge.

Description: discussion of the level and types of responses from members of the Society of Actuaries to enquiries of its members

Description: The February/March 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.