Description: The recent Forecast 2000 forum on the environment held in Toronto dealt with such issues as increased taxes and higher insurance premiums to cover costs of natural disasters.

Description: Sixty-six actuarial students participated in the Society’s first two Intensive Seminars for examination credit during the weeks of August 14 and 21. The seminars were held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A total of 65 students completed the course, with 62 passing.

Description: This article reports the deaths of five members of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: Letters from readers regarding two articles - NO BOUNDARIES: The SOA as a Global Organization—Serving All Members and Retirement Software Eat Dots, Avoid Ghosts.

Description: This article demonstrates how a certain common approximation formula for determining annuity values should be used with caution.

Description: This content contains an addendum to the 1973 Society of Actuaries' Year Book to reflect liaison Committee appointments for Gerald Hartman, Horace McCubbin, George Morison, Wendell Milliman, and Robert Flott. Also described an addendum to Robert Myers' Medicare book.

Description: Materials provided by the Society of Actuaries are available to support actuaries called upon to explain their profession, I for general presentation and II for encouragement of actuarial careers.

Description: This article reports on the unveiling of a revitalized 'brand' for actuaries revealed at the recent SOA Annual Meeting including the speech by past president Bob Beuerlein and other activities throughout the meeting. The new tagline 'Risk is Opportunity' was introduced and embraced by the members.

Description: This article summarizes a survey on career satisfaction and advancement conducted last fall via FutureRisk.org. The survey asked actuaries about topics ranging from their current job situation, employer and professional aspirations to job satisfaction, career advancement activities and training received via various resources.

Description: This article is a profile of Jim Tilley, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries a founding trustee of The Actuarial Foundation in 1994. He responds to a few questions about his career.