Description: It wasn’t a race or a friendly competition. It was just simply timing that played a role when Jeanette Wagner and her daughter Adrienne Wagner received their FSA diplomas on Feb. 29, 2009..

Description: Tom Terry, FSA, FCA, MAAA, EA, who founded Chicago Consulting Actuaries in 1991, is interviewed by Sam Phillips in this article. The discussion explores how and why Terry started his own business, the opportunities and risks involved, innovations his firm has come up with, and the future of pension consulting. The article includes advice for those interested in starting their own business.

Description: Todd Bault, senior research analyst, Institutional Research, Sanford C. Bernstein & Company and a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, was recently named the top equities analyst in the non-life insurance sector by Institutional Investor as part of the magazine's 2004 All-America Research Team, according to a press release from Casualty Actuarial Society. As part of its ongoing quest to highlight the careers of actuaries who have moved into non-traditional roles, thereby opening new employment avenues for the actuary profession, The Actuary asked Bault to answer a few questions about his career. From The Actuary Magazine February 2005

Description: This article is about lessons that can be learned from failing, and how failure can be turned into success.

Description: But now, a year later, it's hard to believe we've got six issues under our belt and our publication is already a year old. It would seem that the hard work is behind us; we've established our publication, its policies and its look. We've got our publication process down pat and we know what it takes to publish an issue of the magazine. We could sit back and begin to breathe easier now, a year later. If it ain't broke ... right? The Actuary Magazine October 2005

Description: In this article, Sam Phillips interviews Charles McClenahan, who provides litigation support and expert testimony, primarily as a ‘pioneer’ in the field of casualty actuarial forensics. McClenahan describes the type of work he does, which includes ‘cases involving actuarial malpractice, insurance company solvency standards, anti–trust, intellectual property, fraud, voidable preference, damages modeling, applicability of actuarial standards, reinsurance collectability and, in one case, arson and murder.’

Description: Portrait of Craig Raymond, FSA, MAAA, joined The Hartford in 1985 and was elected associate actuary in 1986. After a year at the actuarial consulting firm of Tillinghast/Towers Perrin, he returned to Hartford Life as actuary in the Employee Benefits Division. In 1990, he moved to the Individual Life and Annuities Division and in 1991 was named its actuarial director. He was elected vice president in 1993 and promoted to senior vice president in 1996. From The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2005

Description: This is an interview with Steve Vernon, FSA, MAAA, who runs his own business for helping people live long and prosper–financially, emotionally and with respect to their health. His contribution to society is to use his actuarial expertise and communication skills to help the baby boom generation face these challenges.