Description: Table of contents for The Actuary Magazine - December 2004

Description: The hot days of summer are upon us and, with it, the inevitable reference to the dog days of August. All over North America this year, summer began early with heat waves, heat alerts, smog alerts and hurricane and tornado warnings. Admittedly, this is not very encouraging news for our society which is concerned with preservation of life, quality of life and conservation of property. Accordingly, it is a challenge for our profession that prides itself on its ability to accurately calculate the financial impact of natural or catastrophic events on society at large. The Actuary Magazine August 2005

Description: Discusses the influences that foreign economies have on the U.S. economy and the risks that those influences create for the U.S. life insurance industry.

Description: This letter was written in response to an article that ran in the October issue of The Actuary, titled "The Medical Malpractice Crisis: A Top=Down Solution" by Allen Elstein. Mr. Elstein's reply is also in this article.

Description: This article is an interview with Phelim Boyle, an educator, actuary, PhD, author, financial engineer and recipient of the IAFE/ SunGard Financial Engineer of the Year Award and perhaps best known for his research into Monte Carlo methods.

Description: The 17th Pacific Insurance Conference (PIC) was held in Tokyo, September 17-21, 1995. Speakers addressed the changes in social and economic structures that challenge life insurance companies. The emphasis of the papers, presentations, and workshops was on management, product, service, and financial strategies to cope with worldwide changes in social, economic aiad financial situations.

Description: Introductory statement from the president of the Society of Actuaries from the first issue of The Actuary magazine, March 1967.

Description: Commentary on the Actuarial Profile Survey by the Committee on Planning.

Description: Summary of the 1974 report of the HIAA Prevailing Health Care Charges System which contains data from about 900,000 charges for up to 1,600 different surgical procedures, summarized for 250 geographical areas. From The Actuary Vol. 9, No. 7

Description: Examines the question of whether health-care costs, or health insurance costs, are in crisis.