Description: Understanding the importance of networking is the first step toward achieving a fulfilling and rewarding professional career and personal life.

Description: Two previous issues of The Actuary reported on panel discussions, in two parts, about life reinsurance from the perspective of the reinsurers. This is the first of two parts on life reinsurance from the perspective of the ceding companies.

Description: The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the SOA are collaborating on certain types of research projects as part of a bigger initiative to enhance the support the SOA provides to Canadian members.

Description: The Society of Actuaries recently entered into an agreement with the China Association of Actuaries to promote collaboration between the two organizations.

Description: An actuary talks about his career, his firm's ventures into partnerships between actuaries and health care professionals, and his role in the role in the largest actuarial malpractice settlement in history.

Description: Should Sam take a temporary assignment paying less than his former job, or continue searching full time? What Would You Do?

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether a an actuary who realized he didn't want the job for which he was interviewing should admit it, or wait to see if an offer is extended.

Description: Discussion of a survey of ceding life insurance companies dealing with what they desire from their reinsurers.

Description: Discussion of Year-End Capital Management Using Financial Reinsurance: Observations from year-end 2002 and suggestions for ceding companies regarding how to handle relationships with reinsurers to improve the process in future transactions