Description: This paper describes the legal setting within which an actuary may find oneself when serving as a consultant or expert witness in a contested legal proceeding in the United States. Its purpose is to provide the actuary with what he or she should know to be an effective professional witness. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1983, Vol. 35.

Description: Cassie He and Kabeer Jhaveri invite Michael Frank, a health, accident and life actuary with 24 years of experience, to talk about his career experience, his insightful views on the room to growth for actuaries and also the changes happening to the profession.

Description: This article describes team dynamics of introverts and extroverts, with an actuarial audience in mind. The article references the works of author Susan Cain.

Description: Achieve Your Career Potential! by John West Hadley from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: Our paradigm constrains our view of the world, but also provides guidance on how we address and solve problems.

Description: NAIC Approves SOA GI Track for Qualified Actuary Education.

Description: Submission components, format and considerations.

Description: This article from SOA president David Holland, speaks to the need of the actuarial profession to consistently evolve with the needs of the 21st century.

Description: Principle #4: People make buying decisions based on emotion and justify these decisions with logic. To be influential, we need to take into account both logic and emotion. Of the two, emotion is a much more powerful motivating force. Unfortunately, too many people ignore the emotional component and focus solely on logic - neglecting what compels people to buy.