Description: Puebla, Mexico Actuarial Conference Report by Jim Toole from International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15.

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

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

Description: James Toole reviews Mike Cowell's book, Cyberbug. The story follows an imaginary actuary and his family into the 21st century and tells how the dramatic changes around them alter their lives.

Description: This is a book review of 'The Man Who Loved Only Numbers' by Paul Hoffman, past editor of Discover magazine and publisher of Encyclopedia Britannica. Of relevance to actuaries is the fact that the book's main character, Paul Erdos, pioneered techniques for mathematical proofs using probabilistic methods, now known as Monte Carlo methods. Throughout the book, we are reintroduced to timeless problems familiar to most actuaries.

Description: Toole encourages actuaries to volunteer for local public health departments.

Description: A status report on the Society of Actuaries' Ambassador Program as of the end of 1999

Description: Describes the popularity and comprehensiveness of available mortality tables through Table Manager.

Description: Latin America committee strategy meeting.