Description: Column from SOA president discussing opportunities for members of the SOA.

Description: Since the world in which actuaries work is both expanding (through 'data science' opportunities) and contracting (since 'data scientists' are doing work formerly done by actuaries), the role of education actuaries is at a tipping point. Members of the Society who are in higher education and representatives from the business community will discuss ways in which the two worlds of business and education have worked together in the past, what can be done by each group to assist the other, and what the future may hold.

Description: We interview two former actuarial analysts who transitioned into non-actuarial roles and learn about their experiences in their former employers and the reasons for their career change.

Description: This meeting session, which occurred at the April 1982 Society of Actuaries meeting in Orlando, presented a look ahead as of 1982 at opportunities for actuaries in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions addressed by the panel included: i. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What non-traditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make non-traditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? 6. Some perspectives on the situation in Canada as it moves toward more government ownership and control of financial security programs

Description: The re-cap of the last year by the chair of the Actuary of the Future section, Andrew Dalton. During the year, the section council has established and tackled some aggressive, forward-looking goals. These goals were shared in our spring newsletter. The rest of the article is an update the progress as a section and as a profession.

Description: What is the future of the Actuarial Profession and the Insurance Industry? Is it possible that the Actuarial Profession will become more empowered by adopting emerging technologies?

Description: The momentum in value-based care has produced an opportunity for actuaries to become pioneers in health care

Description: This article from SOA president David Holland, speaks to the need of the actuarial profession to consistently evolve with the needs of the 21st century.