Description: This article gives a brief history of the insurance industry in Switzerland and then describes the actuarial profession there today and tomorrow.

Description: This article discusses activities of a task force appointed by the Council of Presidents, an informal organization with representatives from the North American actuarial organizations. The task force has the following charge: To explore how to strengthen the actuarial profession and to consider, whether restructuring the organization of the profession would be helpful in achieving this goal.

Description: This 1976 article discusses proposals being considered at that time to consider modifying the SOA’s education and examination system in Canada to rely in part on university education in place of examinations.

Description: A critique of the SOA's co-sponsoring of the Manhart Brief which addressed sex discrimination in pension rates. This critique argues that the brief violates the SOA constitution by expressing not just facts, but opinions, without following specified procedures for doing so.

Description: An excerpt from 2015-2016 SOA President Craig Reynolds’ address to members at the 2015 SOA Annual Meeting and Exhibit, focusing on ideas to explore in the year ahead.

Description: Profile of the Health Section.

Description: Article is an edited excerpt of remarks made by Yuri N. Tyurin, professor of statistics and probability at Moscow State University, at the Society's October 1994 annual meeting. Discusses efforts to develop actuarial education programs and the formation of the Russian Actuarial Society.

Description: Intoduction to an issue of The Actuary focusing on the Manhart case, in which a controversial brief was presented to the Supreme Court by the SOA and AAA.

Description: Profile of the International Section.

Description: The editorial calls on actuaries to have “guts” and take chances on new risk management opportunities for the profession.