Description: Article discussing two sessions on the topic of predictive modeling (PM) at SOA meetings.

Description: The Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society Of Actuaries would like to announce the recipients of the 2006–2007 Ph.D. Grant Competition.

Description: Milliman has embarked on a multiyear aspirational effort with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Insurance and Risk Financing Facility (IRFF) to build actuarial capacity and, as a result, support economic development in the developing world. The Global Actuarial Initiative (GAIN) was launched and announced at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2022 and aims to enhance and strengthen the actuarial profession in multiple target countries. GAIN efforts are focused on the goal of sustainable economic development by advancing effective risk management in developing nations. The interventions we embark on through GAIN will vary by country, reflecting its current actuarial needs, what we see as opportunities for improvement, and more importantly what the local stakeholders see as the most useful activities.

Description: Article recapping The 38th ASTIN colloquium took place in Manchester, U.K. on July 13–16.

Description: This is a brief summary of the Education and Research sessions from the 2006 SOA Annual Meeting. From Expanding Horizons, November 2006.

Description: Feature article describing the content and results of an introductory seminar on actuarial science presented at the University of Cincinnati.

Description: This article talks about the first Centers of Actuarial Excellence Conference in June with 32 representatives from the 21 CAE schools.

Description: This month, Expanding Horizons had the opportunity to interview Tim Boonen, the winner of the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA’s) second Actuarial Science Early Career Award.

Description: A Retrospective of the 2019 Actuarial Research Conference.