Description: This article is an interview with ‘pioneer’ Nooruddin [Rudy] S. Karsan, FSA, one of the co–founders of Kenexa® Corp., a leading end–to–end provider of software, proprietary content, services and process outsourcing, that enable organizations to more effectively recruit and retain employees. The company was founded in 1987 and started with two employees. Today Kenexa has 1,600 employees. Karsan discusses his life and entrepreneurial career. He enjoys managing and building businesses, and the challenging opportunities, but that's just one part of his life the other is focusing on serving humanity—the two basic words, he says, that define Kenexa. From ‘The Actuary Magazine’ Volume 5 Issue 4.

Description: This session explores where financial engineering is applied, who is “leading the charge,” and what are the current and future roles of actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 55PD of the Toronto Spring Meeting.

Description: This article summarizes a presentation at an SOA annual meeting session, “Opening Up Your Company to the Use of Actuaries in Nontraditional Roles.”

Description: This article is about actuarial departments within the government, with added emphasis for the UK and the GAD. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 6

Description: The author believes actuaries are well versed in techniques that can easily be applied to many issues outside the insurance industry and a task force has been established to examine Capital Projects as a practice area into which actuaries can expand.

Description: Column from SOA president discussing opportunities for members of the SOA.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 5 talks about the potential opportunity for actuaries working on Wall Street.

Description: Article on negotiating and reviewing the consulting agreement. Keeping the contract issues discussed in mind can contribute to a successful client/consultant relationship.

Description: This article discusses the goal of the Society's new Task Force on Banks and Financial Institutions which is how the actuarial role can be extended into financial institutions.

Description: This article is an interview with Laura Bennett, FSA, CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance. Her company provides one–of–a–kind pet insurance. The Actuary recently asked Bennett some questions about her unusual use of actuarial training.