Description: Article Description * “Agile” development is all the buzz in the IT world. You may have heard your IT teams talk about scrums, sprints, and the war room and wondered if they were playing a strange new sport. Or perhaps you are already applying agile techniques in your product development. This article will discuss what agile methodology is, pros and cons, and how you might apply it to insurance product development.

Description: An article provides a look at traveling overseas for actuarial work. Questions, concerns and tips for consideration in accepting an overseas assignment.

Description: Q&A with recruiters from DW Simpson discussing the current actuarial job market and anticipated future changes.

Description: This article discusses how to convert your speaking engagements into business opportunities.

Description: This article discusses that first impressions are good indicators, but biases based on dated prior observations can be seriously inaccurate. For leaders, it is important to update your information to accurately reflect your current impression.

Description: This article discusses how insurance regulation needed to evolve to meet the need for more understandable policy forms. This article was written before the Flesch Reading Ease test was in common use.

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

Description: Cassie He and Linda Liu, two actuarial students, invite Mark Freedman, the President-Elect of SOA to share with us his experience as an actuary, the challenges and opportunities facing actuaries and the outlook for the profession as SOA president.