Description: The author encourages actuaries to understand the needs for actuarial type work in all geographical areas of the world and look for ways to help.

Description: An article announces a contest for actuarial papers which are submitted by young actuaries.

Description: This article discusses a 1999 white paper, 'A Partnership between the Academic Community and the Actuarial Profession.' The ultimate goal was to create uniformity in education such that qualified actuaries would be recognized regardless of where they qualified. From: The Actuary, October 1999 – volume 33 - Issue 08.

Description: The author discusses the need for actuaries to be prepared to succeed and thrive in a new environment where the competition comes from around the globe and from other professions. From: The Actuary, September 1999 – volume 33 - Issue 7.

Description: This article discusses a paper entitled, “Looking at Canada in 1980.” The author of this article, editor of The Actuary, notes that the paper’s author, A. Peter Hardy, F.I.A., who had called upon his own experiences in Canada in 1976-79 to write it, provided a copy, excerpts from which are included in the discussion. Three of the areas Mr. Hardy addressed for comparison between Canada and UK practice are discussed in this article: taxation, guaranteed cash surrender values, and life insurance commission and the field force.

Description: This article was an invitation for all SOA members to join the special interest sections of the International Actuarial Association. From: The Actuary, January 2000, volume 34, issue 1.

Description: This graph indicates the overall historical trend in life expectancy at age 65.

Description: This graph indicates the overall historical trend in life expectancy by gender at birth.

Description: This is an example of male life expectancy at age 65 from the United States.