Description: An overview of the recent history of the SOA Education system.

Description: A review of 'Life Contingencies' by Alistair Neill, to be used as a textbook for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries examinations.

Description: Four stories: Travel Bug (Lisa Marquardt), Imagination Soars (Gary Thomas), Among the Fish and Coral—Amazing! (Sharon Giffen) and On Board with SHIP (Dwight Barlett)

Description: An editorial with reflections on the similar issues facing Canadian and American actuaries topics including social security financing, health care and proposed new standards of practice were addressed at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Meeting in Toronto.

Description: An interview with Jennifer Gillespie, chairperson of SOA Public Policy Strategy Task Force.

Description: International news and events of interest to actuaries.

Description: SOA participation in international meetings in India and Russia.

Description: A summary of the October 31 meeting of the Board of Governors, where topics included education and examination requirements, SOA organization, pension terminology, publications, didivend philosophy, subcommittee operations, financial statement certifications, the Executive Director position, and consolidation of North American actuarial organizations.

Description: Discusses a proposal that was ultimately accepted to have the Medical Information Bureau take responsibility for SOA intercompany impairment studies.

Description: In her address at the 1997 Society of Actuaries annual meeting, incoming president Anna Rappaport gave high priority to 'further developing multidisciplinary joint ventures with other professional associations and academia, including facilitating the exchange of ideas between academics and practitioners.' This article describes the results of that endeavor.