Description: Opinion article on how young analysts can avoid becoming overqualified while still taking exams quickly.

Description: This article discusses the most common methods for studying for exams and what techniques are most effective when using each.

Description: Summarizes a discussion of the Alternate Route to obtain credit for the first five examinations of the Society of Actuaries at a June 12, 1970 meeting of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries in Ottawa.

Description: A Presidential Editorial from The Actuary, December 1986 – Volume No. 20, Issue No. 10 that discusses Flexible Education and AECCC.

Description: This article discusses a new policy which clarifies the permissible usage of Society of Actuaries designations and titles.

Description: In this artice, seven former Society of Actuaries presidents offer their views of the 'Big Tent' approach to growing and strengthening the SOA and the profession. They were asked for their insights by SOA President Howard J. Bolnick, who crafted the Big Tent concept as head of the SOA Committee on Strategic Planning in 1998.

Description: This article discusses the activities of the SOA toward mutual recognition of actuarial designations from other countries. A mutual recognition agreement could be put in place recognizing either jurisdiction’s credentials subject to an examination or work experience. Member reaction is sought. requirement in the host country.

Description: This article announces that Stephen J. Kaczmarek, ASA, was awarded 30 Fellowship credits for his paper, “A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Affecting Formulary Compliance in Prescription Drug Card Programs.” This is the 13th such paper approved for Fellowship credit under the Future Education Methods program.

Description: The SOA Board considered the report of the Accreditation Implementation Task Force, approved the Task Force's two recommendations and initiated an Alternate Route study task force.

Description: Discussion of the status of the Preliminary Education Working Group and the Actuarial Education Working Group, which were created by the Society of Actuaries to further the work of the Task Force on Education and Qualification with respect to preliminary education for actuaries.