Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Anna M. Rappaport.

Description: The article provides information about my personal story of phased retirement and resources to help people plan their own.

Description: This essay focuses on elements of success in a system linked to employment.

Description: This article is a review of the International Congress of Actuaries [ICA] meeting held on June 7-11, 1998 in Birmingham, England. The meeting emphasized that actuaries in many countries face similar challenges in dealing with their customers and the users of their services and in seeking to maintain the profession in their own countries. This was an extremely important meeting, held as the actuarial profession moves to a more globalized world.

Description: A summary of actuarial education, a major activity and concern of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: In the Public Interest 2014 Issue 10 Interview with an Actuary in the Public Interest

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Anna M. Rappaport.

Description: In this article, outgoing Society of Actuaries President, Anna M. Rappaport, reviews the Society's accomplishments during the past year and describes its plans for the future.

Description: As health care changes, actuaries need to be able to understand developments and work with users of health plan information. Actuaries also must be a credible source of data. This article describes the efforts of the Society of Actuaries Task Force on Alternative Care to determine the effectiveness of alternative or integrative medicine, including nontraditional techniques such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutritional counseling.

Description: Provides a summary of key points from the ERISA Advisory Council Report on Outsourcing (2014). The report provides interesting and important perspectives and the article encourages the reader to look at the report and consider the issues raised.