Description: This article is part of a series that periodically highlights personal careers and offers new perspectives on actuarial job paths. It features John R. Thompson, one of two deputy superintendents in Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. In addition, he chairs the executive committee of an international organization that sets standards for insurance supervisors worldwide.

Description: Editorial discussing opportunities for actuaries in the health care industry.

Description: Accomplishments of the past year and a look at initiatives for the year ahead.

Description: This is an interview with Thomas P. Bowles regarding his 1978 run for Congress.

Description: This article profiles Susan Pantely, an associate actuary for Milliman & Robertson in New York, who also dabbles in acting.

Description: This article highlights a new career for actuaries, actuarial counseling. Actuarial professionals who are trained, skilled, and experienced can act independently to help individuals meet their financial challenges.

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: This article is about actuaries succeeding in non-insurance environments. These pioneers of the profession are creating a new paradigm for the future. Most of those actuaries have similar traits: vision, ability to 'think out of the box,' initiative, desire, ability to take risk, a high level of intelligence, creativity, leadership, and industry standing. All of those traits plus actuarial skills and training equal a powerful combination.

Description: This article focuses on Jeffrey J. Nohl, who started his career as a credit insurance actuary. Nohl moved from the familiar insurer side of health care to the provider side. He is now the president of Aurora Health Network.

Description: This article is an interview with Laura Bennett, FSA, CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance. Her company provides one–of–a–kind pet insurance. The Actuary recently asked Bennett some questions about her unusual use of actuarial training.