Description: Insurers are becoming increasingly involved in the development and marketing of prepaid health care service plans, or Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs. The article describes four different approaches for establishing capitation rates for HMOs 1. Integrated Budgeting Approach, 2. Inventory Approach, 3. Group Insurance Rating, and 4. Actuarial Approach.

Description: A review of a book by a former Commissioner of Social Security, in which he shares his thoughts on what Social Security is, the new law, the financing, the benefits, the types of employment covered, the benefit amounts, the retirement test, and several subsidiary topics.

Description: The authors provide background on the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) designation and detail its success since implementation.

Description: Editorial for the December 2012/January 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine discussing SOA’s Board of Directors’ practices.

Description: The Society of Actuaries is making a commitment to focus on diversity and inclusion in the profession, including the creation of a standing SOA Inclusion and Diversity Committee.

Description: Article provides an excellent summary of the importance of mathematics, computer models for determining the future for human-based financial security models, and the importance of recognizing how human behavior effects the financial security program.

Description: Consensus of viewpoints from a group discussion on economic forecasting at the March meeting of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Description: The editorial features a quiz on how well actuaries know who they are as a profession, historically speaking.

Description: The February/March 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The letter from the president addresses frequently asked questions from members and potential future members of the Society of Actuaries regarding career development.