Description: The Committee on Planning has now established a task force to undertake a structured, in-depth study of The Actuary of the Future/The Future of the Actuary. Feedback and input from all SOA members is urged.

Description: This article gives details of the demutualization process of The Equitable Life Assurance Society, highlighting the decision process, actuarial issues and regulatory challenges.

Description: President Gary Corbett cites the major issues he sees facing the SOA: education and examinations, research, actuarial principles, strengthening the profession, the future of the actuary/the actuary of the future, and employee benefits.

Description: This article discusses the charge of a joint committee of the SOA and American Academy of Actuaries to define the role of the valuation actuary in the U.S.A.

Description: This is a summary of a presentation made at the 1975 SOA annual meeting regarding statutory reserves, contingency reserves and life insurance company surplus.

Description: This article is about the Society is becoming significantly more active on the international scene. Specifically, the activities of ambassadorial visits to Asia and Australia were described.

Description: A report about the changes to the SOA elections process and its impact from an historical and future perspective. From The Actuary Vol. 24, No. 4

Description: This article is about the final report of the Joint Actuarial Committee on Financial Reporting. The report summarizes the activities from 1970 to 1973 of the Joint Actuarial Committee, which was formed to represent the actuarial profession in exploring the application of generally accepted accounting principles to life insurance companies.

Description: Article from The Actuary, June 1986 – Volume No. 20, Issue No. 6 talks about the Exposure Draft of Valuation Principles for Life Insurance Companies.

Description: The author, Vice President responsible for research in the Society, puts out a call for research needs from the members.