Description: This article is about professional responsibilities and the resources available for guidance in our actuarial practices including the Code, the qualification and practice standards and the counseling and disciplinary bodies.

Description: Letter from the SOA president describing what he thinks actuaries’ responsibilities to the public are.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Walter Klem. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955, Vol. 7, No. 19.

Description: Letter To The Editor about the Letter From The President in the October/November 2012 edition of The Actuary magazine.

Description: This article by the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section chairperson highlights results of a recent survey of section members. The article also describes upcoming education and other events, reflecting survey results.

Description: This article addresses the serious consequences of non-compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Description: Readers’ responses to the mortality study conundrum from the previous issue.

Description: Third installment in a series of articles applying Buddhist principles to the challenges that actuaries face in applying their craft. The themes are adapted from the book "Awake at Work", by Michael Carroll. This particular installment covers the concept of "li" to the compliance aspects of an actuary's work, moving beyond minimum or literal compliance to a work product that provides multiple uses and meets a much higher standard

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.