Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by David M. Holland. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1997-98 Reports.

Description: An article that offers a reinsurance professional's perspective on re-engineering which resulted in strengthened and improved service to their clients as well as net improvement to their bottom line.

Description: This article reflects on the decision on creating NAAJ to replace the Transactions. The NAAJ, published quarterly for more timely information, is being marketed aggressively internationally within the academic community and to allied professions.

Description: The Society of Actuaries now has more than 600 members in Asia. This article describes how the SOA is increasing its outreach to members in Asia by establishing the Asia Committee, and by approving a three-year extension of the SOA’s support for the actuarial program at Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

Description: This article discusses reasons why the Society of Actuaries is not vocal in expressing its opinion.

Description: The goals of this paper are to discuss early risk management tools, to discuss the development of insurance, particularly marine insurance and fire insurance, and to discuss the origin and evolution of reinsurance.

Description: This article provides a brief history of David Holland, retired vice chairman, president and CEO of Munich American Reassurance Company MARC.

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

Description: Article is about leadership

Description: 1996-97 SOA President, David M. Holland writes an article soliciting clear concise definitions of what an actuary is.