Description: This article is a review of the International Congress of Actuaries [ICA] meeting held on June 7-11, 1998 in Birmingham, England. The meeting emphasized that actuaries in many countries face similar challenges in dealing with their customers and the users of their services and in seeking to maintain the profession in their own countries. This was an extremely important meeting, held as the actuarial profession moves to a more globalized world.

Description: Introduces the public relations committee and its goal of promoting interest in the actuarial profession among students and for improving public awareness and understanding of the profession.

Description: An overview of resources that may be of relevance for those seeking re-employment.

Description: Background on IACA and its activities.

Description: It was inevitable with China being recognized as the largest insurance market with its 1.2 billion people that the importance of the actuary would quickly emerge. This article is about the Society of Actuaries donating a substantial collection of actuarial education materials to the Chinese Actuarial Association [CAA] to help develop its curriculum and symbolically support its efforts.

Description: Author shares personal experience with working on an exam committee and discusses the benefits.

Description: Announces author's departure as Section Chair and incoming Council members.

Description: Summary of Health Section Council elections, special interest groups, and activities during 2012.

Description: Announces 3 new Ambassadors for China, South Korea and the Netherlands and provides bios. Additionally provides an update on Latin America and the Caribbean - discussing a presentation.