Description: Read the December 2019 issue of Expanding Horizons, published by the Education and Research Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Rick Foster, chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services discusses public policy

Description: A program of undergraduate research in actuarial science and financial mathematics has been implemented at the University of Illinois over the last two years. This program has included two National Science Foundation-sponsored research Experiences for Undergraduates [in Summer 2007 and Summer 2009] on the topic 'Stochastic Modeling in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics,' as well as a variety of academic-year research projects undertaken by current actuarial science majors. This paper summarizes the program's evolving experiences in providing research opportunities to undergraduates, and highlights some of the topics and issues arising from these research experiences.

Description: Excel worksheet for CAE universities interested in applying for UEC approval. CAEs will fill out the curriculum worksheets and submit them with their application form and other required materials.

Description: Actuaries pride themselves on innovation and advancements; but no professional field has pushed to set the bar higher than medical Radiology. Over the course of the last few decades, medicine has begun to rely more on artificial intelligence to aid in the process of patient care; and the results have been outstanding! This article looks to show how high the bar has been set, how it will impact the current state of the world of the actuary and the future impacts

Description: The February/March 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The June/July 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The April/May 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing has been named a new SOA Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE).

Description: Since 1977, the mission of the CAS/SOA Joint Committee on Minority Recruiting has been to support the education of and provide monetary assistance to qualified minority students African Americans, Hispanics, and Native North Americans to pursue an actuarial career. This article describes the 1998-99 activities of this Committee.