Description: Article from The Actuary, April 1986, Volume 20, No. 4, that highlights non-traditional perspectives. It is fashionable these days to characterize actuarial jobs as either traditional or non-traditional. My experience, however, as an actuary working for a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, leads me to conclude that the traditional skills associated with actuarial training are quite appropriate for the activities of a stock brokerage.

Description: As part of the 2019 Disruptions to the Actuarial Profession Contest, this essay posits that the actuarial profession should respond to other fields encroaching on its space, particularly software development and data science, not by a defensive reaction to establish a boundary between fields but instead by a welcoming attitude that seeks to utilize expertise from other fields while maintaining the actuarial role of comprehensive risk management and its hard-earned professional trust.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a difficult hiring decision faced by an actuarial manager.

Description: This article provides insights and advice on job searches and recruiting for actuarial students and candidates to get their very first job.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether a an actuary who realized he didn't want the job for which he was interviewing should admit it, or wait to see if an offer is extended.

Description: This article gives a brief history of the insurance industry in Switzerland and then describes the actuarial profession there today and tomorrow.

Description: Interview with Rick Jones, senior partner and national practices leader at Aon Hewitt.

Description: On April 1, 2006, Oscar R. Scofield retired as chairman & CEO of Scottish Re U.S.. Scofield is widely acknowledged as one of the leading members of the life reinsurance industry, with more than 40 years of experience. Prior to joining Scottish Re, he held senior management positions at General Electric Capital, Transamerica Re and Gen Re. In this interview, he shares with us his thoughts as he looks back on his reinsurance career and forward to what lies in store for him as he enters the next phase of his life.

Description: Article The Actuary Revealed by Dinney in The Actuary, May 1979, Volume 13, Number 3

Description: This panel discussion from the 2003 SOA Spring Meeting reviews the findings of the 2002 Member Survey and 2002 Market Opportunities Research Report and the skills needed of actuaries in traditional and nontraditional careers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 31pd.