Description: Panelists were members of the Actuary of the Future/Future of the Actuary Task Force of the Society of Actuaries [SOA]. They discussed the topics in their report to the SOA Board of Governors that related to a description of the current profession, the demand for actuaries in the 21st Century, what actuaries will be doing in the 21st Century, and implications for the selection, education, and training of actuaries. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: Panelists discuss the demand for actuaries in the 21st Century, what actuaries will be doing in the 21st Century, and implications for the selection, education and training of actuaries. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 4A.

Description: Summarizes the content of this newsletter, which is devoted to education.

Description: In the kick-off meeting of the new futurism section, the panel discusses the 1982-1983 election results, the mission of the futurism section, and highlights of the Fourth General Assembly of the World Future Society.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting provides information on the effort and the governing principles in redesigning the Education and Examination, E&E, process of the Society of Actuaries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: The financial services industries that most actuaries serve are fundamentally changing. So it’s critical that the profession change, also, to meet the new needs of those and other industries using actuarial services. This editorial is about the questions that must be addressed by actuaries who want to succeed in the new environment.

Description: Discussion from the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando on the diversification of life insurance companies including recent experience in acquisitions, and changes in corporate structure of life insurance companies. This panel from the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando discussed the diversification of life insurance companies. Topics included: 1. Recent experience in the acquisitions, diversification and corporate structure of life insurance companies. 2. Factors causing companies to change the forms of their operations. 3. Process for life insurance companies deciding on their paths.

Description: Editorial discussing competencies actuaries need to have in order for the profession to be recognized as the leading professionals in the modeling and management of financial risk.