Description: This is the table of contents for the 1994 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: Resources to help actuaries be leaders in their workplace or profession

Description: Contemporary ERM has moved from an event-based view of risk to a hierarchical, systems-based approach. In order to operationalize such an approach, a methodology is proposed in this paper that draws on phylogenetic approaches that have been successfully developed for biological evolution. The technique and process provide an insight into the lineage, pace and impact of external conditions on the evolution of risks. They also provide a unique and rational classification of risk in an enterprise that can be used to optimize risk management resources. An example of a fictitious insurance company is used to illustrate the approach. Presented at 2010 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, Society of Actuaries, April 12-15, 2010.

Description: An article that explains the importance of lifelong learning--education shouldn't stop once you've attained your FSA.

Description: Announces the first major grant awarded to the newly formed Society of Actuaries Foundation to fund the development, production, and distribution costs for a major book on financial economic theory as it applies to the work of actuaries.

Description: This 1997 presentation from the 32nd Actuarial Research Conference provides background on the work of the Society of Actuaries' Research Effectiveness Task Force [RETF] and presents the current status of that work in order to set the stage for breakout sessions during which Conference attendees have an opportunity to provide input to the SOA research effectiveness review.

Description: Learn concrete strategies to manage executive dysfunction. The author discusses techniques she has learned along the way to improve productivity and manage time. High-level tips are: 1) Write it down. 2) Plan your day. 3) Don't let email and social media steal all your precious time. 4) Give your brain a little distraction. 5) Find an accountability partner. 6) Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. 7) When distracted, begin again. 8) Give yourself grace.

Description: Article describes how to write effective model documentation

Description: To become a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an applicant must submit satisfactory evidence that he has met specified requirements in both education and experience. This panel discussions addresses whether or not the education requirement can be satisfied by means other than by passing specified examinations of the Society of Actuaries or of the Casualty Actuarial Society. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1970, Vol. 22, Pt. 2, No. 64.

Description: How you can use your motivation and persistence to become an optimist.