Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 The American Academy of Actuaries had put together an ad hoc task force charged with developing a long-term strategic approach for marketing the profession to future users of actuarial services and to strategically position and strengthen the profession. This session provided an update on the progress of the task force.

Description: Since 1977, the mission of the CAS/SOA Joint Committee on Minority Recruiting has been to support the education of and provide monetary assistance to qualified minority students African Americans, Hispanics, and Native North Americans to pursue an actuarial career. This article describes the 1998-99 activities of this Committee.

Description: Teaching enterprise risk management ERM in higher educational institutions as a mainstream subject is emerging. Risk management is traditionally taught in disciplinary silos without considering the multidimensional aspects of risk necessary to steer the entire business. This study identifies and focuses on the essential elements to develop a curriculum of ERM from a multidisciplinary perspective. The purpose of this article is to outline the contents of an ERM unit for academic business degrees. The article includes the author’s view and experience in designing and delivering an ERM unit for a postgraduate finance and risk management degree at his current academic affiliation. Presented at 2010 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, Society of Actuaries, April 12-15, 2010.

Description: A report on an international actuarial workshop Held in China

Description: The author recounts his experience as a keynote speaker at the Actuarial Research Conference and provides advice to young actuaries to present complex subjects in an understandable manner.

Description: This is the presidential address by former President of the Society of Actuaries, Malvin E. Davis. His topic was the current position of the American United States and Canadian life insurance actuary, the problems that face him and the Society of Actuaries, and what the Society should do to address those problems.

Description: The panel discussed actuarial opportunities in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions discussed included: 1. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What nontraditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make nontraditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 3.

Description: Discussion of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: Opportunities and problems for the actuarial profession and the industries it serves. The panel explored for each country: • The background and current economic situation of each country • Trends in governmental programs • Expansion of insurance markets • Development of employee benefit programs • Building the actuarial profession: education and research

Description: This is an address at the Society of Actuaries 1997 Annual Meeting where President-Elect, Howard J. Bolnick, offers his view of the actuarial profession and the direction he intends to lead.

Description: Transitioning from college life to actuarial practice can be intimidating for students. Even after almost four years of studying actuarial science, many still wonder “what does an actuary do all day?” Our capstone course, Actuarial Applications in Practice, is designed to bridge the gap by exposing students to projects similar to what they might encounter in their first years in the industry, including how to present their results in both written and oral presentation formats. The course also incorporates Ethics and Professionalism topics to give them the tools they need to make sure the job is done right.