Description: Book review on Standards for Discussion and Presentation of Errors in Survey and Census Data by the American Statistical Association, Washington, D.C., 1975. The material will be of interest to actuaries and of help in preparing their own study reports. The guidelines discuss some relatively simple means of presenting error estimates for published data.

Description: A summary of a preliminary report from the Committee on Valuation and Related Problems, on guidelines for quantifying balance sheet items in an insurance enterprise.

Description: Resources to help actuaries advance their careers.

Description: As part of its research efforts, the Society of Actuaries frequently partners with other associations, companies and universities, and through the North American Actuarial Council (NAAC). This article discusses recent efforts and projects of the NAAC.

Description: A critique of the SOA's co-sponsoring of the Manhart Brief which addressed sex discrimination in pension rates. The critique argues that the brief fails to satisfy standards of academic rigor reflected in other SOA publications.

Description: A discussion of funding arrangements that can reduce the costs of providing medical coverage through lower reserves or state tax savings, instead of through cutting benefits.

Description: A critique of the SOA's co-sponsoring of the Manhart Brief which addressed sex discrimination in pension rates. This critique argues that the brief violates the SOA constitution by expressing not just facts, but opinions, without following specified procedures for doing so.

Description: Actuaries should make the effort necessary to make a real contribution to business and public policy.

Description: A report on the SOA Board's Executive Committee's discussions and and resolutions in response to the Manhart case.

Description: A discussion of how to define the actuarial profession, and how actuaries can engage in shaping that definition as it evolves over the coming decade.