Description: An article provides the Presidential Address given by R. Stephen Radcliffe, President, Society of Actuaries Address at Annual Meeting. The Society of Actuaries is emerging as a global player, a significant and challenging role.

Description: This article provides some tips for actuaries interested in perusing international endeavors.

Description: The author discusses the need for actuaries to be prepared to succeed and thrive in a new environment where the competition comes from around the globe and from other professions. From: The Actuary, September 1999 – volume 33 - Issue 7.

Description: This is an article about actuaries at work in other lands. This article highlights actuaries in Ireland.

Description: This article describes the membership of the SOA outside of the United Sates. An informal count places the number of such members in active practice at 406.

Description: A discussion of the new management structure for the SOA International organization

Description: Recap of 2008 section activities and introduction of 2009 goals.

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

Description: John Naisbitt, in Megatrends, defined a megatrend as a general shift in thinking or approach affecting countries, industries and organizations. This article challenges actuaries to consider off-the-charts factors within their risk maps and consider their potential impact.

Description: In this issue, Actuary of the Future editor Yuan Yuan invites Doug French, the managing principal of the Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP’s Financial Services Organization, to share about his experiences and views on the actuarial profession.