Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 Discussion of expert witness testimony, the process involved in preparing expert witness reports, and the pitfalls.Also discussion of the differences between the role of expert witness versus a consultant to a lawyer. The proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice on expert witness work is also incorporated. Learn from two skilled professionals about the reason for expert witness testimony, the process involved in preparing expert witness reports, and the joys and pitfalls encountered.

Description: This article was presented at the 1975 Spring Cincinnati Joint Meeting of the Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice and Society of Actuaries and discussed of the Exposure Draft Recommendations of the Academy Committee on Actuarial Principles and Practices in Connection with Pension Plans and the best estimate requirements of ERISA.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. Using case studies, representatives of various actuarial boards and committees discuss examples of how an actuary can run afoul of actuarial standards and what happens when he or she does.

Description: This session discussion was about the North America Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, Canada and the United States: Expectations, status, opportunities and implications with respect to professional mobility, financial institution reform, social security systems, and employee benefit plans.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses the actuarial codes of professional conduct and standards of practice in the U.S., how the codes from other countries pertain to actuaries practicing there and code and cultural differences in other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3a.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Boston Meeting presents a discussion of actuarial qualification standards, standards of practice SOP, the Code of Professional Conduct and the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline - ABCD. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21. No. 4b.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 This session presented the results of a survey of the U.S. actuarial profession conducted by the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the American Academy of Actuaries. This survey asked questions relating to the individual actuary's awareness of and familiarly with the Code of Professional Conduct, Actuarial Standards of Practice, and qualification standards, as well as understanding of the activities of the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews the codes of professional conduct and standards of practice and the professional obligations when practicing in various other countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting discusses the professional responsibilities of the actuary when operating in different environments, markets and countries. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.