Description: This is the agenda for the 33rd Annual Actuarial Research Conference held at Georgia State University, August 6-8, 1998.

Description: Actuarial science is at a cross roads. Many are urging that our highly successful examination process be partially abandoned in favour of accepting university courses in a number of basic subjects. This drive is based in part on the difficulties in supporting the present system, the experience elsewhere and a misplaced confidence in the quality of the university system. This paper explores where the university system is and where it needs to go in order to adequately serve the interests of the actuarial community.

Description: This is the Table of Contents from the Vancouver Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, June 26-28, 1995. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 21, Number 3b.

Description: This document summarizes a meeting of the Reinsurance Section that occurred at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries annual Meeting in Washington D.C. The meeting consisted of a discussion related to the role and purpose of the section, a discussion of problems and pitfalls related to reinsurance treaties, and discussions related to choosing a reinsurer.

Description: This table of contents from the Record Vol. 17, No. 3B, is a partial listing of sessions form the Colorado Springs Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5, 1991. The rest of the sessions are in the Record Vol. 17, No. 3A.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 5 that talks about the various ways of constructing systems and suggests the desirability of establishing measures of efficiency for the alternatives so that we may rationally choose among them.

Description: Article from The Actuary, April 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 4 that provides a recap of a talk given at the Twin Cities Actuarial Club meeting by Dr. Theodore Lindbom, Practicing Industrial Psychologist in the Twin Cities, on the selection of actuarial personnel.

Description: This article is a summary of the presentations and activities at the Eleventh Annual Actuarial Research Conference, held from September 2 to September 4, 1976 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. One of the key actuarial topics at the conference was the concept of clustering analysis.

Description: A real life situation is posed involving a management challenge between 3 actuaries. Readers are invited to submit their responses to "What Would You Do?"

Description: This paper discusses that image does matter: advancing you personal brand. The author has worked in the retail and image management field for over 18 years with companies such as Talbot's and Paul Stuart, in both the wholesale and retail sector for men and women's wear. She founded Image Launch, a consulting company that assists companies and individuals internationally in setting standards for visual impact.