Description: From the 1986 Transactions Vol. 38, this document is the minutes of the Regional Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held in Kansas City June 12-13, 1986.

Description: Contemporary ERM has moved from an event-based view of risk to a hierarchical, systems-based approach. In order to operationalize such an approach, a methodology is proposed in this paper that draws on phylogenetic approaches that have been successfully developed for biological evolution. The technique and process provide an insight into the lineage, pace and impact of external conditions on the evolution of risks. They also provide a unique and rational classification of risk in an enterprise that can be used to optimize risk management resources. An example of a fictitious insurance company is used to illustrate the approach. Presented at 2010 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, Society of Actuaries, April 12-15, 2010.

Description: Overview of a recent visit to silicon valley and how the learnings from this trip can be applied in an insurance setting.

Description: An introduction to the Product Development Section's new subgroup supporting interested in the practice of in force management.

Description: This column for the SOA’s education department describes the ways professional development has changed and lists some of the new offerings.

Description: Professional development opportunities from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This document summarizes a meeting of the Reinsurance Section that occurred at the October 1982 Society of Actuaries annual Meeting in Washington D.C. The meeting consisted of a discussion related to the role and purpose of the section, a discussion of problems and pitfalls related to reinsurance treaties, and discussions related to choosing a reinsurer.

Description: This section contains book reviews and summarizes recent publications: 'Rights of Creditors in Life Insurance Policies' by Schwarzschild, 'Savings Bank Life Insurance' by Johnson, 'Transferability of Public Employee Retirement Credits among Units of Government' by Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 'State and Private Pension Schemes in the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom' by Ratcliff, 'Surplus in British Life Assurance' by Cox and Storr-Best, 'Psychiatric Insurance - Financing Short-Term Ambulatory Treatment' by Avnet. Some digests are also included.

Description: Decade and year in review.

Description: A review of the book, Problem Solving in Life Contingencies, by Brian Bambrough, F.S.A., 1979. This book helps a student solve life contingencies problems