Description: This article is the second of a two-part series on international developments in the actuarial profession and professional organizations.

Description: This article highlights a few major challenges currently facing the International Actuarial Association IAA with regards to education and examinations.

Description: Update on activities of the International Actuarial Association IAA.

Description: The Ecuadorian Actuarial Association (AEACT) was admitted, as a Full Member (FMA) of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) in October 2021. This constitutes a great achievement for a small country like Ecuador with 17 million inhabitants, a GDP of 100 billion U.S. dollars, and no more than 20 professional and registered actuaries. This important goal was a challenge both personally and for the team that worked hard to achieve it. I remember that it all began 28 years ago, when I attended as a guest to present a summary about the actuarial profession in our country at the World Congress of Actuaries that was held in Montreal, Canada. This congress was the opportunity to learn about the functions and activities of the associations of more developed countries with a significant number of actuaries and whose profession already had an acceptance in professional societies such as the Society of Actuaries in the United States, the Faculty of Actuaries of the United Kingdom, or the Institut des Actuaries of France.

Description: This article is about the 4th China Congress of Actuaries which was attended by over 200 actuaries, insurance professional and industry representatives from China and overseas. The main theme of the conference was 'Actuarial Professionalism.'

Description: The year 2005 marks 10 years since the actuarial profession began its rebirth in the small Central European country of Slovakia. This article discusses some of the issues facing the profession and its association, the Slovak Society of Actuaries.

Description: Discusses meeting the professional development needs of members in Asia

Description: Short article with some very limited case studies regarding how an actuary should perform in certain professional situations.

Description: Announcement of this event, to be held May 6-9, 2012. The theme is 'The Actuarial Profession and Social and Economic Development'.

Description: Recognition of Actuaries and Competition in Europe by Wilhelm S. Meijer from International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15.