Description: This column for the SOA’s education department describes the ways professional development has changed and lists some of the new offerings.

Description: From the 1986 Transactions Vol. 38, this document is the minutes of the Regional Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held in Kansas City June 12-13, 1986.

Description: This article explores compound and simple interest and the accumulation function for the case when time t is a noninteger value.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 5, that is a guest editorial regarding actuaries in the community and how closely integrated and intertwined are the concepts of professionalism and community service.

Description: This article describes how eligible actuaries can apply for research grants during 1984 sponsored by the Actuarial Education and Research Fund AERF.

Description: Professional development opportunities from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This is a presentation from 45th Actuarial Research Conference, Vancouver, 7/26-28/2010. This presentation introduces the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia’s new methodology for predicting average premium levels. It discusses the premium forecasting using Principal Components Analysis PCA.

Description: This article reviews the dynamics of surrender risk, briefly discusses current valuations in the Interest Rate option markets and presents some tailored structured hedging instruments that can be used to manage this risk.

Description: Author shares perspectives on the advantages and importance of working abroad in career development.

Description: An article that explains the importance of lifelong learning--education shouldn't stop once you've attained your FSA.