Description: Intoduction to an issue of The Actuary focusing on the Manhart case, in which a controversial brief was presented to the Supreme Court by the SOA and AAA.

Description: Is 'business ethics' an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp? An article discusses the notion of business ethics. The author presents a series of questions that provides a framework for managerial ethical decision making.

Description: This article is a review and analysis of the article “The Statistician as Expert Witness,” by Joseph G. Van Matre and William N. Clark, from the Feb. 1976 issue of “The American Statistician.” The author of this article notes that the article he is reviewing has general application to anyone serving as an expert witness in a court of law, especially in its remarks about the ethical responsibilities of such a person and in its advice on preparing to give testimony. Written from the viewpoint of a statistician, it has equal applicability to an actuary serving as an expert witness. The SOA has reprinted this article with permission from The American Statistical Association.

Description: An article on a hypothetical workplace dilemma involving the updating of assumptions which resulted in a change in EGPs and DAC amortization.

Description: Edward Robbins, FSA and Christian Mora, Member of the Colombian Actuarial Association (ACA) gave a 3-hour course on actuarial professionalism to ACA members.