Description: This article is about a proposed Amendment to the Society of Actuaries Constitution that will permit the Society to take a public position on the actuarial content of matters within the area of public interest.

Description: Remarks on the pricing of joint LTC policies illustrate the need for an actuary's responsibility to the law, and to best practices, to take precendence over serving sales, marketing and underwriting objectives.

Description: This 1977 session presented dramatic scenarios of situations related to professional conduct. The audience was asked to react to the situations and provide their thoughts on the appropriateness of the situations. From the 1977 Record, Vol. 3, No. 4.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 This session presented the results of a survey of the U.S. actuarial profession conducted by the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the American Academy of Actuaries. This survey asked questions relating to the individual actuary's awareness of and familiarly with the Code of Professional Conduct, Actuarial Standards of Practice, and qualification standards, as well as understanding of the activities of the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline.

Description: This article shares tips for those starting out in the actuarial profession. The source is my experience and that of Ian Duncan FSA FIA FCIA MAAA and other actuaries.

Description: This is an article on the subject of peer reviews, why they should be done, when they should be done, who should do them and the benefits.

Description: 1988 Valuation Actuary Symposium. This session discussed the professional obligations of the valuation actuary in the light of the absence, in 1988, of an American Academy of Actuaries professional code of conduct.

Description: This is an editorial about the expression of professional opinion about matters outside the special professional competence of actuaries, and we aren’t urging that Article X be either amended or violated.

Description: This article provides summaries of the sessions sponsored by the Nontraditional Marketing Section at the recent SOA meeting in Orlando Florida. Topics included measuring sales success, professionalism and the cost of medical malpractice.