Description: In recent years, actuaries have experienced an increase in competition. Competitors from other financial services industries are taking positions traditionally held by actuaries. Some have occupied senior positions, including the CFO and CRO roles. Many actuaries perceive this as a threat to the opportunities for actuaries. From The Actuary Magazine June 2005

Description: This is the full version of The Stepping Stone, January 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: The value-based ERM approach is a robust yet practical synthesis of enterprise risk management and value-based management, and has been used to help a range of companies – financial services companies, non-financial services companies, and non-corporate entities alike – successfully implement their ERM programs and integrate ERM into their decision-making processes.

Description: In this Editor's Note, the outgoing editor recaps the changes to the newsletter and talks about the future issues.

Description: Full version of The Stepping Stone Newsletter, January 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: Full version of The Stepping Stone Newsletter, March 2003, Issue No. 11

Description: Full version of The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 2004, Issue No. 14.

Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Presenters addressed the skills needed by actuaries to compete for business opportunities leading to advancement, and describe one company's approach to the issue. Skills discussed: 1. Communication. 2· Management. 3· Crossover . 4· General insurance knowledge. 5· Leadership.

Description: Full version of The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2003, Issue No. 12.

Description: This table reflects the results from an SOA survey. From the article, "Protecting the Future Image of the Actuary" by Sim Segal featured in The Actuary Magazine, February 2005.