Description: Comments on how the profession is changing due to computers and the need for continuing education in order to adapt.

Description: E-courses available from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: Information about three new programs the Society of Actuaries has implemented to build and support actuarial communities through enhanced university engagement.

Description: The Society of Actuaries will need to implement education system changes to meet requirements of the new International Actuarial Association syllabus.

Description: Discusses the actuarial education now available in China at one university, and the success of that program.

Description: This article discusses the Continuing Education Task Force recommended formation of a permanent committee that would be responsible for “ensuring that SOA members have access to educational programs and materials that enhance and enrich their basic education and on-the-job performance beyond basic education.” The first large project being undertaken by the CE Coordinating Committee is to determine for each practice area: • Continuing education needs • Most appropriate delivery format • Responsibility for developing materials and programs Also, a discussion of the addition of the professional development PD component to the Society of Actuaries examination syllabus.

Description: Article from The Actuary, January 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 1 is a book review of G. H. Hardy's book, A Mathematician's Apology.

Description: Reviews book entitled Stochastic Theory of a Risk Business by Hilary Seal. Book presents a comprehensive survey of the literature on the mathematical foundations of risk taking as a business.

Description: A discussion of how to define the actuarial profession, and how actuaries can engage in shaping that definition as it evolves over the coming decade.

Description: Highlights new Professional Actuarial Study Guide entitled Distribution Costs and Compensation.