Description: This article is a summary of a panel discussion, held at the March 2010 IAA Meeting in South Africa, which explored the dual roles of consulting actuaries as entrepreneurs and professionals. Topics covered include ethics and professionalism, conflict of interest, and management and communication skills, among others, representing views from small to large consulting firms in different countries.

Description: Article discusses how to access or request to be on the Listing of Preferred Venders for Entrepreneurial Section members.

Description: It’s Fun To Be An Expert! by William C. Cutlip from Smaller Consulting Firm Section, June 2003, Issue No. 2.

Description: The Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section sponsored a Papers Competition this summer on a topic related to being an entrepreneur. This is an introduction to two papers who won in the contest.

Description: The article discusses how to have important conversations with the people who make up your circle of influence, including those who work for you, peers and colleagues, clients, superiors, governing boards, and vendors and contractors. The author states that “your ability to use language well, to enter into conversations boldly and confidently, and to create strong relationships and demonstrate understanding across multiple groups and situations will absolutely determine your ability to create, sustain and maintain a profitable culture.”

Description: This Just In...156 Members Respond to Section Survey! by SOA from Smaller Consulting Firm Section, June 2003, Issue No. 2.