Description: This article lists the following topics of current interest that were discussed at the 19th International Congress of Actuaries held in Oslo, Norway from June 19 to June 24, 1972: 1. Life and pension insurance with variable sums insured or variable premiums, 2. Methods of forecasting the development of an insurance company during the next ten years, 3. Private pension schemes and social insurance, and 4. Problems connected with the actuarial treatment of the risk process of an insurance company. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972, Vol. 24, Pt. 2D, No. 70.

Description: The increasing complexity of our environment and the interdependence of technical skills make it necessary for actuaries to keep up with the rapid expansion of knowledge not only in insurance, pensions and related fields, but also in many other disciplines, such as the theory and practice of investing. This editorial points out that the obvious path to versatility is in continuing education. While the Society of Actuaries education and examination program must adapt to meet these new demands, continuing education will not thrive where new information and new ideas are regarded as impractical or theoretical.

Description: Provides a review of the 4th Actuarial Research Conference.