Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. Presentation by a panel of historians on the aspirations of actuaries who established our profession in North America, or who helped to organize the four actuarial bodies formed in 1889, 1909, 1914 and 1916.

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.

Description: The death of John S. Thompson shortly after his 95th birthday, reported in our January issue, caused us to wonder whether he was the oldest Fellow whose death is recorded in the Transactions.

Description: The total number of actuaries-casualty, life and pension-in North America last year was 9,229 see our June 3, 1981 issue, page 7. The world is shrinking in actuarial affairs these days, just as it is in all other respects. But how lively an interest do actuaries in North America take in actuarial activities elsewhere on the globe? This article looks at these facts and the IAA membership of North American Actuaries.

Description: Asks readers to consider having SOA's Board impose discipline on special committees entrusted with matters requiring prompt resolution.

Description: This is an editorial about what to charge retirees for meetings. In general, the Society’s treatment of its retired members is enlightened and humane. The dues waiver system had been adopted long ago. The new question of the meeting charge for retirees has now been raised.