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

Description: Have you recently considered volunteering within the actuarial profession? If so, becoming a “friend” of the Smaller Insurance Company Section is a great way to start. This article explains what you can expect from your volunteer experience.

Description: Article from The Actuary, June, 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 6, that discusses the non-routine business of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee from November 1982 to March 1983.

Description: The author has been gathering facts about actuaries who were active in North America before the Actuarial Society of America was founded in 1889. The purpose of this exercise is to compile a definitive history of the North American actuarial profession in time for the Society of Actuaries centennial year, 1989. Furthermore, the author encourages all Society members to take a personal interest in the history project, both for the pleasure it offers and because of its bearing upon observance of the fundamental values that justify actuaries in calling theirs a profession.

Description: How does the founding in 1889 of North America's first actuarial organization fit into world actuarial history? This article gives a partial listing of non-North American actuarial organizations and their founding dates.

Description: A discussion of some ways the Society of Actuaries is promoting actuarial education across Asia

Description: In this article, the Editor previews the contents of this issue.

Description: The new chairperson talks about the section activities for the year ahead.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the actuarial and economic outlook in Argentina.

Description: Over the last two decades, three versions of the Valuation Basic Tables were developed. In this article, two key participants share their experience.