Description: This article is a review of the International Congress of Actuaries [ICA] meeting held on June 7-11, 1998 in Birmingham, England. The meeting emphasized that actuaries in many countries face similar challenges in dealing with their customers and the users of their services and in seeking to maintain the profession in their own countries. This was an extremely important meeting, held as the actuarial profession moves to a more globalized world.

Description: How does the founding in 1889 of North America's first actuarial organization fit into world actuarial history? This article gives a partial listing of non-North American actuarial organizations and their founding dates.

Description: Article from The Actuary, April 1989, Volume 23, No. 4, is Allan D. Affleck's viewpoint on the recommendations made by the Task Force on Strengthening the Profession.

Description: This article, by the President of the Faculty of Actuaries, gives the author's impressions of the Society of Actuaries April 1983 meeting held in Philadelphia. His comments focus on gender discrimination in insurance and pension plans, and the existence of a Futurism Section in the Society.

Description: This article provides details of the SOA’s international outreach strategy to better support its members and candidates who live and work in Asia and other regions outside of its traditional markets.

Description: This article describes the author's impressions from attending a 5-week actuarial educational seminar for the purpose of passing the SOA Part 8 Exam. From The Actuary, December 1971, Vol. 5, No. 10.

Description: Discusses author's to Malaysia where he gave a lecture at University Science Malaysia and spoke at a seminar on actuarial education. Most of the discussion focuses on the seminar.

Description: This article describes how eligible actuaries can apply for research grants during 1984 sponsored by the Actuarial Education and Research Fund AERF.

Description: This article provides updates about the Society of Actuaries examination program.

Description: In this article, outgoing Society of Actuaries President, Anna M. Rappaport, reviews the Society's accomplishments during the past year and describes its plans for the future.