Description: Continuation of a series of articles adapted from the book "Awake at Work" by Michael Carroll, covering the application of Buddhist teachings to situations encountered in a modern corporate workplace setting. This series addresses challenges frequently encountered by practicing actuaries.

Description: A business leader and researcher describe the importance of effective leaders revealing their failures as well as successes.

Description: Feature article discussing the SOA’s Professional Development Committee and how it benefits SOA members.

Description: Innovation has become a fashionable concept, but what does it really mean? Are the concepts of innovation and invention synonyms? Is innovation a good thing? If so, why so many oppose it? If we want to become innovators, what considerations should be kept in mind? Are there examples of innovative thought in the actuarial field? If so, can you think of some of them? If you want answers to these questions please read Jay Jaffe’s article, Becoming a More Effective Innovator. Innovation is a big idea in the business education, so much so that many MBA programs are including courses on the subject, so much so that, as we know, our Section is called Entrepreneurial & Innovation.

Description: A short summary of upcoming meeting sessions, webcasts, research, and other happenings from the marketing and distribution section.

Description: An Interview with Grace Lattyak concerning the more important recent activities undertaken and future projects to be addressed by the Pension Section Council.

Description: This article explores the development of the annuity market in the UK over the past 20 years. It examines the explosive growth achieved by the enhanced annuity market and delves into the kinds of customers attracted by these products and the kinds of enhancements typically presented. It also explores the impact of government policy changes which have lead to annuity volumes declining and 'drawdown' product becoming more popular.

Description: Futurism expert discusses the nature of futurism, and how actuaries can benefit from a knowledge of its principles and techniques. From the 1997 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: Chairperson’s column discussing a few of the important initiatives of the Financial Reporting Section.

Description: Interview with leader Shari Westerfield.