Description: This article continues the Passing the Torch Interview Series. Linda Liu and Amanda Jacques invite Simon Curtis, currently president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and recently joined Deloitte as a partner in their Toronto office after a long career at Manulife. Simon shares with us his career experience and talks about the changes and challenges facing the actuarial profession.

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

Description: Shapiro 1990 documented some of the criteria used by actuaries when selecting the assumptions for actuarial valuations. He noted, however, that many of these criteria are often were in conflict with one another. This paper uses expected utility theory to model this process of choosing actuarial assumption when faced with potentially conflicting criteria. The three criteria considered are prudence, best estimate and conservativeness.

Description: The author presents the key best practices for the proper use of delegation which may be able to prevent big problems.

Description: The author reviews the attributes of Fast Risers. You can use their secret investing method of determining who to invest in and their innovative investment in these relationships to generate meaningful business relationships.

Description: This article is about focusing on what you can do and choosing to make the best of any situation.

Description: This article explains why leaders should care about the culture at their organization.

Description: Some of the great works of classical literature still speak to issues that business leaders face today. The author focuses on Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War and Homer's The Iliad.