Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Senior executives in various financial services companies discussed the future of financial services and the role the actuary can play.

Description: In this article, the incoming president of the SOA article discusses the centennial year of the profession in North America, our accomplishments and the challenges we face.

Description: The gala Centennial Celebration June 12-I4 in Washington, D.C., will mark a century of challenge, growth, and achievement for the actuarial profession in North America. At this landmark meeting, we will take a thoughtful look at our profession's past and make some exciting projections into our future. Sponsoring organizations are the American Academy of Actuaries, Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Casualty Actuarial Society, Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice, and Society of Actuaries.

Description: In this session executives of three insurance companies offer their views of operating their companies under three different scenarios: 1. A high-inflation scenario. 2. An incentive and investment government policy scenario. 3. A social democracy government policy scenario.