Description: The SOA president emphasizes the importance of actuaries maintaining their level of professionalism by always striving to inform and prepare the decision maker with all the possibilities, not just the quick answers or the minimum level of disclosure.

Description: This reporter spoke with Robert J. Myers ahout his role as Executive Director of the National Commission on Social Security Reform.

Description: Provides two opinions on the different ways of developing a career path.

Description: Discusses a new SOA course on derivative securities.

Description: Continuing with the tradition of establishing craft guilds in London, the Worshipful Company of Actuaries, was approved on September 18, 1979. The organization has a charitable function, namely. to set aside monies under a covenant to be used for encouragement of actuarial research and education.

Description: The Task Force on Special Interests conducted a membership survey regarding how the SOA could improve its professional development efforts. This led to a recommendation to form special interest Sections - which is discussed in this article.

Description: Several requirements are common to all professionals - this article discusses how actuaries doing with regards to the pension dilemma caused by inflation.

Description: Discusses efforts and accomplishments of first 3 years of the Financial Reporting Section and new undertakings.

Description: Professional development opportunities from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: The letter from the president provides background and updates in the development of the Society of Actuaries’ General Insurance specialty track.