Description: Article Editorial by Vogel in The Actuary, December 1979, Volume 13, Number 10. Actuary aspires to be a highly valued professional in the general public.

Description: Article Board Of Governors by Bog in The Actuary, March 1979, Volume 13, Number 3

Description: A summary of a preliminary report from the Committee on Valuation and Related Problems, on guidelines for quantifying balance sheet items in an insurance enterprise.

Description: Non-routine business transacted at meetings of the SOA Executive Committee on March 34 and May 28, and the Board of Governors on April 13.

Description: This article by the Society of Actuaries Treasurer provides a financial summary of the SOA for 1980-1981, and the financial outlook for 1981-1982.

Description: This article is about the Students' Society of the Institute of Actuaries and the role it has played for students of actuarial science. During its 71 years it has contributed substantially to actuarial life.

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

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.