Description: Actuarial science is at a cross roads. Many are urging that our highly successful examination process be partially abandoned in favour of accepting university courses in a number of basic subjects. This drive is based in part on the difficulties in supporting the present system, the experience elsewhere and a misplaced confidence in the quality of the university system. This paper explores where the university system is and where it needs to go in order to adequately serve the interests of the actuarial community.

Description: This is the table of contents for papers published in Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1964, Vol. 16, Pt 2.

Description: This is the Table of Contents for papers included in the Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1980, Vol. 32.

Description: This is the index to papers published in Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1949, Vol. 1, No. 1.

Description: This is the table of contents for papers published in the Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1984, Vol. 36.

Description: This Market Opportunities Research MOR Project builds upon the foundation created at the SOA Strategic Planning Retreat in November 2000. This report, based on marketplace interviews, summarizes skills requirement, gap analysis, and recommendations for next steps.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to sketch the mathematical functions which are needed in valuing the benefits of a self-insured plan, and to study certain problems that arise in connection with the valuation of these plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1950, Vol. 2, No. 2.

Description: This paper looks at the value of informal discussions at Society meetings and if the value of these discussions can be increased. presentation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: Continuing change pervades the actuarial world. Actuarial tools and techniques are constantly evolving, new financial products and services appear regularly, legislation and regulation rarely remain unchanged for long, consumers are becoming better informed and more sophisticated, the financial environment is becoming increasingly global, distinctions between types of financial institution are becoming more blurred, and the areas in which actuaries find applications for their skills become more varied. In this context, the most important attribute for actuaries is the capacity to adapt. This paper considers some implications for university actuarial programs of the need to develop adaptive actuaries. It discusses the results of a survey of the preferred learning styles of Macquarie University actuarial students, examines the newly introduced Australian actuarial subject called 'The Actuarial Control Cycle,' and looks at the use of portfolios of student work. It concludes that in order to develop adaptive actuaries for the 21st century, actuarial programs must broaden the range and type of teaching/learning activities and assessment methods provided for students.

Description: This is the Table of Contents for Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1991, Vol. 43.