Description: This article providesd updates about the Society of Actuaries examination program.

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: This article contains updates about the Society of Actuaries examination program.

Description: On Feb. 13, 1968, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries held a meeting organized by the Younger Actuaries Committee for a discussion on 'The Training of the Actuary and Its Suitability for His Future Career.' This article summarizes that meeting.

Description: This article announces that an online 'actuarial university' will be unveiled at the 1998 SOA annual meeting in New York City. Called the 'Actuarial Learning Center,' this newest venture linking continuing education and information technology will provide an online collection of self-study programs complete with virtual courses, seminars, and interactive conference centers. This innovative concept allows participants to continue their actuarial education by participating in courses through the Web at their convenience.

Description: Discusses author's to Malaysia where he gave a lecture at University Science Malaysia and spoke at a seminar on actuarial education. Most of the discussion focuses on the seminar.

Description: Article from The Actuary, March 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 3 talks about Hewitt Associates seminars conducted at their general office in Libertyville, IL during the Christmas and summer vacations. These seminars are designed to provide an introduction to the actuarial profession and knowledge of the various fields in which actuaries are employed.

Description: This article answers the following questions about the Society of Actuaries exams: 1. Unsuccessful students are given their 0 through 5 score, describing their failure only in its degree. Why can’t they be given particulars to show where the weakness was found, so they can concentrate future efforts productively?, 2. Why is it sometimes so difficult to obtain application forms and sample questions?, 3. Why is Chapter 7 of Kellison’s 'The Theory of Interest' omitted from the Part 4 syllabus? Can one become an actuary without having learned what’s in that chapter?

Description: In this article, outgoing Society of Actuaries President, Anna M. Rappaport, reviews the Society's accomplishments during the past year and describes its plans for the future.

Description: This article addresses the questions about: 1. Changing the dates of the Society of Actuaries' spring examinations to avoid conflicts with university finals, and 2. What attempts are made to see that the exam tests knowledge of all parts of the syllabus?