Description: In this article, the Editor previews the contents of this issue.

Description: In this article, the author talks about being an actuary on the island of Cyprus.

Description: The new chairperson talks about the section activities for the year ahead.

Description: Emilie Bouchard introduces herself as Canadian Liaison for SOA.

Description: To explore the main drivers of the growing force of Chinese Life Insurance Industry.

Description: This article provides a brief summary of the October 25-26, 2010 Institute of Actuaries of India's Seminar on Current Issues in Retirement Benefits held in Mumbai, India. The purpose of the seminar was to provide a general and technical update to all Indian professionals who are involved in the design, management, accounting and evaluation of employee benefit schemes.

Description: Overview of the diverse Asia markets and four key themes:Rapid pace of product development, innovative underwriting solutions, Wellness, the rise of insurtech.

Description: In an article on the same subject, in the March 1976 issue of The Actuary, it was reported that the Sub-Committee on Notation of the International Actuarial Association had circulated a questionnaire among the various national organizations to sound out public opinion on the issue of linearization and expansion of the International Actuarial Notation. This article is an update on recent developments reflecting the Special Meeting on the International Actuarial Notation, held October 30, 1976 at the XX International Congress of Actuaries.

Description: This 1976 article discusses the history and current developments with respect to the International Actuarial Notation, including reference to a paper on this topic in the December 1972 issue of The Actuary by John Boermeester.

Description: GDP growth has slowed as numerous headwinds have emerged. This article summarizes a research paper by Mark Alberts and Max Rudolph that addresses reasons why this is so and how risk managers can address using scenarios.