Description: View article from The Actuary August/September 2014 – Volume 11, Issue 4: Most Frequently Asked Questions

Description: The author relates the concepts in the new life contingencies text book to former versions and how statistical theory in the text enhances the education of actuaries.

Description: In this artice, seven former Society of Actuaries presidents offer their views of the 'Big Tent' approach to growing and strengthening the SOA and the profession. They were asked for their insights by SOA President Howard J. Bolnick, who crafted the Big Tent concept as head of the SOA Committee on Strategic Planning in 1998.

Description: Overview and history of the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) program, created with the goal to enhance actuarial knowledge and expand the profession’s influence in academia.

Description: Column from the SOA’s Education department for the Oct./Nov. edition of The Actuary magazine discussing the recent events around the Global CERA Credential.

Description: The Society of Actuaries’ new Learning Strategy will influence and guide SOA education in both the near and long term.

Description: The author adds his name to the list of those who achieved Fellowship in an actuarial association prior to the age of 25.

Description: In May 1981 the Academy distributed an exposure draft, “Qualification Standards To Sign Statements of Actuarial Opinion on NAIC Annual Statement Blanks.” In it we read, with pleasure, the following bit of proposed wording: “Before considering himself or herself qualified, the actuary should have sufficient experience . . . With that experience the actuary should have . . . developed a healthy skepticism concerning data and other information proffered by others . . .” This article describes that the healthy skepticism was removed in the future language and the editor's disagreement with the ommission.

Description: Column from the SOA’s education department discussing the addition of a fellowship module.

Description: This article discusses results of a survey asking SOA members and students to provide their views on certain Future Education Methods proposals. It also describes the action being taken by the SOA on the FEM proposals.