Description: This is Article No. 2 in a series about a current reform proposal about actuarial notation reform. Current reform negotiations have their origins in a paper presented to the 1968 International Congress of Actuaries by Boehm and Reichel in collaboration with nine other German-speaking actuaries.

Description: This meeting session, which occurred at the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando, presented a look ahead as of 1982 at opportunities for actuaries in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions addressed by the panel included: i. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What non-traditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make non-traditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? 6. Some perspectives on the situation in Canada as it moves toward more government ownership and control of financial security programs

Description: In October 1971, a committee of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia proposed a new actuarial notation, built on the proposal of Boehm, Reichel et al, but more practical. This article highlights the proposed notation.