Description: Actuaries and the Actuarial profession have an obligation to act in the public interest. It is not enough to pass exams, keep current and do "good actuarial work.” Both Science and public service must be reflected in all of our activities...The intent of this article is to clarify what "acting in the public service” means for actuaries, particularly U.S. actuaries. It emphasizes the importance (necessity) of examining the "public interest" in everything we do ... and to warn the public where we have concerns. ...Acting in the public interest (a requirement for any profession or professional, is critical to the profession's future reputation and relevance.

Description: This article lists and describes the year 2000 scenario developed from the Delphi survey of Futurism Section members. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 2

Description: An Editorial which encourages taking planned, calculated risks for the long term success of the actuarial profession.

Description: This article provides a recap of the 11th biennial session of the Pacific Insurance Conference held in Kauai, Hawaii on September 11-16, 1983. Its theme was Life Insurance and Diversification in the 1980’s.

Description: As an profession, our obligation ultimately is to the public. We are well known for our competence and integrity as actuaries. We should be equally proud of the widespread contributions of our actuarial family in making our world a better place to live. This article highlights some of those contributions paying particular attention to the Actuarial Foundation. From: The Actuary, February 2000, volume 34, issue 2.

Description: An Editorial on the actuarial profession: the strength of the profession lies with each individual actuary. 'It is our ability to synthesize imperfect information and provide early guidance in resolving critical issues that will form the foundation of our profession's future. If we choose to be narrow calculators, our future will be very limited.'

Description: This article provided views from the years 1988 and 2000 of the then-anticipated changes and challenges facing the actuary of 2010. From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.

Description: States that the actuarial profession must revise its mission to assure that its members continue to be effectively serviced.

Description: An article how the New Actuary of the Future Section Relates to the existing Futurism Section outlines the different functions of each and stresses he importance of both sections.