Description: background history of the insurance industry and the role of actuaries within it, followed by the current environment and anticipated future environment.

Description: The Society of Actuaries established the Board of Publications which proudly announces the birth of the Record. This publication will contain all presentations and discussions at Concurrent Sessions during meetings plus transcripts of some addresses, lectures, and teaching sessions.

Description: Shares content from the book, Jobs Rated Almanac, published by World Almanac, on the actuarial profession. This book ranks 250 professions and has rated actuary as the best job in America.

Description: Discusses speech by Professor Chastain of Drake University on recruiting and what attracts recent graduates to particular jobs.

Description: Statement of Purpose of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: At its two-day meeting in February, the Executive Committee, as is customary, concentrated on a few topics, which this year were: Sections, Education Policy, Planning, and Public Relations. The Board decided that two changes in our Constitution, both concerning admission to Associateship, should he submitted to the Fellows for approval.

Description: Headquarters having kindly sent the data, we are able to display the spread of new Fellows’ ages. The data is from 1981 and prior.

Description: This is an amusing excerpt from a collection of poems by Bertie Ramsbottom describing the career of a consultant.

Description: Provides some history on two of America's earliest actuaries.

Description: This article describes the membership of the SOA outside of the United Sates. An informal count places the number of such members in active practice at 406.