Description: Discussion about the recent activities of the Taxation Section and its council and plans for the future. The project of the NPT [Necessary Premium Test] task force was discussed.

Description: Discussion as to whether within an organization an actuary's regulatory role can conflict with his business-oriented role or be aligned with the strategic goals of the company.

Description: The Life Practice Area seeks input on strategic issues including the timeliness of experience reports, the increasing levels of regulation, defending risk classification, ant the viability of the actuarial profession.

Description: This article is about the growth of health actuaries and new opportunities in light of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Balanced Budget Amendment of 1997.

Description: This article discusses the Society of Actuaries Foundation's first consumer education program and how it is filling a gap by providing information on Social Security.

Description: In this translation of an original article by Oscar E. Velandia, the role of the actuary in the Colombian insurance market place in light of regulatory change is examined. A comparison with the rules from the Solvency II Directive puts the actuarial function into context. In addition, the new financial reporting requirements set forth by IFRS 17 and the involvement of the actuary in finance is described.

Description: A review of the recent history of the actuarial profession in Pakistan and the near term future as of the year 2000.

Description: A discussion of the Morris Review in the UK: a government-requested review of the actuarial profession in the U.K.

Description: A discussion of the contents of this issue of smalltalk including regulatory issues that impact insurance and smaller insurance companies. Also discussed are two major regulatory issues, health care reform and financial regulatory reform.

Description: Discussion of Forecast 2000, the actuarial profession's public relations program.