Description: The goal of the session was to provide actuaries with an overview of the experiences of being an independent actuary and several details to be considered when setting up your own business.

Description: Summary of a talk by Robert J. Myers given at a recent meeting of the Baltimore Actuaries Club on revising the standard premium rate for Supplementary Medical Insurance.

Description: Article discussing the use of enterprise risk management in the health care industry.

Description: This is an article from a free-lance writer and is his debut performance in The Actuary. The article presents a humorous look at the information contained in the obituaries of the New York Times.

Description: Highlights of recent media contributions by actuaries.

Description: The first of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America.

Description: Describes Six Sigma and how actuaries can use it.

Description: Securitization of mortgage pools was one of the great financial innovations of modern times. Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO), which took this innovation one step further, are a classic example of what we understand today by the term "financial engineering." Together, these instruments brought liquidity to the real estate mortgage market by attracting new sources of funding for real estate loans. From The Actuary Magazine October 2007

Description: This article updates the reader on the activities of the recently formed International Committee of the Joint Risk Management Section. With global webinars and more activities, this committee is ensuring the risk management word is spread throughout the world.

Description: The second of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America. This part focused more on emerging types of capital approaches to life reinsurance.