Description: Announces the first major grant awarded to the newly formed Society of Actuaries Foundation to fund the development, production, and distribution costs for a major book on financial economic theory as it applies to the work of actuaries.

Description: This article is about pet insurance. In the past two years, the major U.S. pet insurer has doubled the number of policies in force to 75,000, while many thousands of other cats and dogs are insured by regional HMOs formed by veterinarians.

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 35, Number 3 - March 2001

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 35, Number 6 - September 2001

Description: Shares content from the book, Jobs Rated Almanac, published by World Almanac, on the actuarial profession. This book ranks 250 professions and has rated actuary as the best job in America.

Description: Full version of The Actuary Newsletter Volume 35, Number 6 - June 2001

Description: This article focuses on Jeffrey J. Nohl, who started his career as a credit insurance actuary. Nohl moved from the familiar insurer side of health care to the provider side. He is now the president of Aurora Health Network.

Description: This article presents an overview of the viatical/life settlement business including the current pricing, regulatory, tax and investment considerations.

Description: Discusses the SOA's explorations into utilizing technology in continuing education.

Description: Discussion as to whether within an organization an actuary's regulatory role can conflict with his business-oriented role or be aligned with the strategic goals of the company.