Description: Reflections on some of the things the Financial Reporting Section of the Society of Actuaries accomplished over the preceding year.

Description: This article continues the Passing the Torch Interview Series. Linda Liu and Amanda Jacques invite Simon Curtis, currently president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and recently joined Deloitte as a partner in their Toronto office after a long career at Manulife. Simon shares with us his career experience and talks about the changes and challenges facing the actuarial profession.

Description: This is a listing of names of those serving as Officers and members of the Board of Governors for Society of Actuaries in October 1958.

Description: This is a listing of the senior staff in the SOA and their positions.

Description: The article reviews the results of a survey conducted by the taxation section to review the responses from its members.

Description: Recaps the evolution of VA products and hedging programs. Reflects on strategic considerations that contributed to relative performance in this market.

Description: It is a description of the 13 subgroups which currently exist, gives a brief description of the expectations of a subgroup leader, and a request for volunteers.

Description: Description and specifications for the health section's article-writing contest on the topic of provider payment reform.

Description: This article highlights member survey results intended to assess the level of support for Society of Actuaries programs.

Description: The actuarial profession continues to grow in Asia with help from the Society of Actuaries. In September 1998, the SOA board voted to focus the SOA’s efforts in Asia by renaming the Asia Committee the China Region Committee [CRC] and forming the Southeast Asia Committee [SEAC]. This article describes president-elect, Howard J. Bolnick's Sept. 23-28, 1998 visit to Beijing, Tianjin, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, where he and a delegation met with members of these committees to identify their needs and discuss strategies to accomplish their mandates. A secondary purpose was to learn more about China to help the SOA more effectively participate in International Actuarial Association [IAA] activities.