Description: The SOA president discusses how communication skills are of paramount importance to actuaries’ success.

Description: Department article that describes how the SOA is extending its e-Learning system with a set of new social learning tools.

Description: Interview with Milliman consultant Sarah Konrad Hinchey

Description: Article from The Actuary, January 1972 – volume 6 - Issue 1 that discusses the potential of APL as a basic actuarial programming language, particularly the applications involving ACT. ACT is a notational language for use in a time-sharing environment and consists of a comprehensive set of macro functions defined in APL.

Description: The author notes the decline in the study of compound interest and the effect of computers on the subject.

Description: In January 1936, William Phillips, a London actuary, presented a paper to the Institute in which he recommended a methodology to allow life insurance companies to automate their actuarial calculations. This article discusses Phillps' work in this area.

Description: This article explains the way in which the SOA's 'Actuaries Online', its electronic bulletin board, have made the SOA's work more efficient and expanded its capabilities.

Description: This article is about how innovative use of technology will be a key differentiator for future success and maybe even survival, and how technology will switch from a defensive to an offensive tool, aimed principally at driving revenues. The article addresses the question: How will successful leaders in the insurance industry use technology in the future?

Description: This article announces that an online 'actuarial university' will be unveiled at the 1998 SOA annual meeting in New York City. Called the 'Actuarial Learning Center,' this newest venture linking continuing education and information technology will provide an online collection of self-study programs complete with virtual courses, seminars, and interactive conference centers. This innovative concept allows participants to continue their actuarial education by participating in courses through the Web at their convenience.

Description: Comments on the article “Developing an Actuarial Programming Language” by Russell J. Mueller in the April newsletter in which it was suggested that “a study should be undertaken to determine the feasibility of developing” such a language. In this connection, the author feels it to be appropriate to draw attention to some practical considerations which should form part of such a study.