Description: This article is a synopsis of the 16th Actuarial Research Conference held at the University of Manitoba, August 27-29, 1981.

Description: This is the speech given by Kenneth W. Stewart, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, to the 25th Annual Actuarial Research Conference. The speech focuses on the following global trends: 1. Population aging, 2. The spread of affluence, 3. The rise of technology, 4. Global competition, and, 5. The fungibility factor, e.g., in our brave new future world, a Scottish customer will go to his local bank branch to buy life insurance from his German insurer. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, Vol. 1.

Description: Over the years, much of the Society of Actuaries exam-related discussion has centered on structure, such as the number of tracks, many small exams versus a small number of large exams, ways to incorporate professionalism and nontechnical skills. Lost in those discussions is the process of continually improving the exams themselves. This article uses questions from old and new exams to show how the written-answer fellowship exams have changed to expect candidates to demonstrate higher level skills than in the past.

Description: This article describes the author's impressions from attending a 5-week actuarial educational seminar for the purpose of passing the SOA Part 8 Exam. From The Actuary, December 1971, Vol. 5, No. 10.

Description: This is a listing of the participants attending the 25th Actuarial Research Conference held at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada on August 23-25, 1990. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, Vol. 1.

Description: In this article, the author compares evolution of the annuity market in the United Kingdom to one’s progression through the actuarial examination system.

Description: Speakers and other attractions at the 2013 Annual Meeting.

Description: This article, by the President of the Faculty of Actuaries, gives the author's impressions of the Society of Actuaries April 1983 meeting held in Philadelphia. His comments focus on gender discrimination in insurance and pension plans, and the existence of a Futurism Section in the Society.

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