Description: This teaching session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting introduces Course 220, the syllabus and a more in-depth discussion of some of the topics covered. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: This instructional session occurred at the 1980 SOA Spring Meeting in Minneapolis. The topic was pension plan design for small U.S. pension plans 1-49 lives. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 6, No. 2.

Description: Article is about paradigm shifts and incorporates items from the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

Description: Index to Volume 1, which covers all four meetings of the Society of Actuaries in 1975.

Description: This is the Table of Contents for papers included in the Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1980, Vol. 32.

Description: The increasing complexity of our environment and the interdependence of technical skills make it necessary for actuaries to keep up with the rapid expansion of knowledge not only in insurance, pensions and related fields, but also in many other disciplines, such as the theory and practice of investing. This editorial points out that the obvious path to versatility is in continuing education. While the Society of Actuaries education and examination program must adapt to meet these new demands, continuing education will not thrive where new information and new ideas are regarded as impractical or theoretical.

Description: Discusses the achievements of the Taxation Section in 2009 – tax education opportunities, expanded section involvement at meetings expansion of tax content on the SOA exams.

Description: The October/November 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: This article describes SOA members’ options for professional development. It also describes the Competency Framework, which consists of eight competencies - knowledge, skills and abilities - that are required for the actuaries of today and tomorrow.