Description: Technology In Microinsurance This literature review provides insights on emerging technologies that ... the actuarial profession within the space of microinsurance for the purpose of establishing a frame of ... Description: This literature review provides insights on emerging technologies that interact with the actuarial profession within the space of microinsurance for the purpose of establishing a frame of reference for actuaries to use in their work. Furthermore, it intends to spark readers’ interest in, and create a vision for, how microinsurance and its associated technologies may impact the actuarial industry in the future.

Description: Introduction of recent section activities and content of the current issue.

Description: Introduction of recent section activities and content of the current issue.

Description: Editors note summarizing contents of the newsletter and volunteer opportunities.

Description: Brief discussion about the prior years International Section meetings and the upcoming meeting in 2004.

Description: This is a brief report on the trip that the author made with two other SOA members, Bruce Schobel and Jim Wiseman, to Almaty, Kazakhstan during the week of September 1, 2003. They were invited by the Actuarial Society of Kazakhstan [ASK] to conduct several seminars for their members and various government officials. The trip was financed by USAID through a grant to the Arizona-Kazakhstan Foundation. The topics of the seminars were pension/social security reform, role of the actuary in an economy, annuity pricing/ reserving and professionalism.

Description: Editor's note summarizing contents of the newsletter and developments within the International Section

Description: This article contains reports from the Society of Actuaries ambassadors in Malaysia, Egypt and Buenos Aires.

Description: The International Section Council is pleased to announce the winners of the Country Feature Award held for the Ambassadors by the section. First place went to the Ambassador in Vietnam.

Description: Description of a personal journey to help establish the actuarial profession in Mexico.