Description: This article examines the dynamic environment of the health care system in the United States and the challenges facing the health actuary.

Description: Review of 2010 events and accomplishments of the Untapped Opportunities work group for the Health Section: market research analyzing the perceptions and potential roles of actuaries in the broader health care industry, educational programs on medical and clinical matters, planned research destined to expand brand awareness of health actuaries, and building organizational partnerships.

Description: Birth of the Latin American Committee by Jim Toole from International Section News, September 2000, Issue No. 23.

Description: Spreadsheet with documentation for exhibits to the May 2007 report: The Potential Impact of Pandemic Influenza on the U.S. Life insurance Industry

Description: Feature article describing the need and reasoning for the new SOA Section, Social Insurance and Public Finance.

Description: In developing the economic assumptions for use in an appraisal, a team approach must be used. The investment bankers, external actuaries, and the company's financial area research current and historic economic conditions to develop an internally consistent base scenario. To be successful all parties must be comfortable with this scenario and its implications on production, investment yields, and, ultimately, distributable earnings. From Actuarial Considerations in Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions, M-FI03-1.

Description: Role of the Actuary: One of the most complicated tasks an actuary can perform is large-scale corporate modeling in an attempt to shed light on the relationship between value, performance and risk. In specialized situations such as mergers and acquisitions, it may be appropriate to have external actuaries perform the work rather than attempt the task with internal resources. From Actuarial Considerations in Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions, M-FI03-1.

Description: This is a final report to help individual health plans evaluate and manage their potential exposure during a specific pandemic. It examines the potential impact of pandemic influenza on different payers in the U.S. health care system.

Description: Full version of Health Section News, Issue No. 55, May 2007.

Description: Attempts to Quantify Potential Impact of Pandemic Influenza on the U.S. Life Insurance Industry