Description: The author defines what a personal actuary is, provides examples of the typical work of a personal actuary and outlines some of the sections current initiatives.

Description: This paper considers the problem of actuaries acting as advisers to individuals. This activity is covered by regulations, discussed in the paper, that currently recognize other professions but not actuaries. The paper recommends that actuarial organizations lobby the relevant legislative and regulatory bodies to provide actuaries pursuing an investment-focused career path with the same exemption status as other professionals.

Description: Discusses the role of the Board of Governors of a typical corporation, and how an actuary can be well suited to contribute as a Board member.

Description: Paper on the impact of investment advice regulations on personal actuaries.

Description: The latest installment in a series that applies Buddhist philosophy to the everyday working world of actuaries. This installment chronicles the author's career transition from corporate actuary to academia, relating the challenges faced to those periodically encountered by all actuaries during their career journeys.

Description: Acknowledgments, Copyright, and Title Page. From Group Medical Insurance Large Claims Database Collection and Analysis: Acknowledgments, M-HB97-1.

Description: After a decade of traditional actuarial work in health care, David Sotelo was seeking a new kind of opportunity to make an impact. He found it at Collective Health, where he works with a team of actuaries and data scientists that use analytics to streamline health insurance.

Description: Interview with Mel Windham, winner of Second Best Overall Story award from 10th Speculative Fiction Contest.

Description: A report on the proceedings of the June 2010 SOA health meeting. Leading topics included health care reform, opportunities to expand actuaries' roles, the global financial crisis, and collaboration with other organizations.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting discusses job security within the actuarial profession and moving actuaries into roles outside the actuarial function. A panel of CEOs will discuss how their companies have utilized actuaries in nonactuarial roles. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 4b.