Description: This article reviews environmental issues as discussed in The Doomsday Book by Thames and Hudson, London. From The Actuary, May 1971, Vol. 5, No. 5.

Description: The August/September 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The SOA competency framework is designed to reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that actuaries need to be valued and successful. The competency framework is foundational to the SOA professional development curriculum. This article explores that framework and how to use the self-assessment tool.

Description: This article is a book review of First Things First: A Principle-Centered Approach to Time and Life Management, by Stephen R. Covey and Roger A. Merrill. Rather than focusing on efficiency that is based on time and things, the book emphasizes effectiveness , with relationships and results as the foundation.

Description: Article is about what companies are looking for in an actuary

Description: Summarizes articles in this edition of the newsletter, which focus on insurance industry transformation and how actuaries can provide assistance in the process.

Description: Describes Six Sigma and how actuaries can use it.

Description: This article is about the challenging role of the actuary in business and how Canada's resolution to this challenge can benefit the profession as a whole.

Description: As health care changes, actuaries need to be able to understand developments and work with users of health plan information. Actuaries also must be a credible source of data. This article describes the efforts of the Society of Actuaries Task Force on Alternative Care to determine the effectiveness of alternative or integrative medicine, including nontraditional techniques such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutritional counseling.

Description: Article from The Actuary September 1992 – Volume 26, No. 7 is about actuarial estimates in various forms of benefits.