Description: This article addresses dealing with distractions, avoiding habits like multi-tasking, and providing guidance on how to reach a state of "flow" to concentrate on deep work.

Description: Update on issues, priorities and key messages from the Joint CAS / CIA / SOA Risk Management Section Council.

Description: The international risk management community is now being served by two professional organizations, the Global Association of Risk Professionals GARP and the Professional Risk Managers' Association PRIMIA. The article describes both professional organizations.

Description: Describes terms of the 2017-2018 contest for the best submissions to R&R.

Description: 3 Digital photos of actuaries at the 2017 Investment Symposium and the Life & Annuity Symposium.

Description: Author recalls beginnings of Smaller Insurance Company Section and encourages others to participate.

Description: Discussion of practice areas, the Society of Actuaries' strategic plan, and the Implementation Task Force on Sections and Practice Areas.

Description: The letter from the president details recent developments and plans to increase the Society of Actuaries’ role in the arena of public policy research.

Description: An interview with Jennifer Gillespie, chairperson of SOA Public Policy Strategy Task Force.

Description: Education department article that outlines the new SOA General Insurance fellowship track that puts the SOA in the position of offering actuarial education in the full range of actuarial practice areas.