Description: This article discusses why middle-market consumers don’t seek much-needed financial advice from professional financial advisors.

Description: The October/November 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: Book review of The Mathematical Sciences, A Collection of 22 Essays, by the National Research Council's Committee on Support of Research in the Mathematical Sciences.

Description: The author gives a history of the role of the actuary in England from the mid-19th century to current times and offers thoughts on the future of the actuarial profession.

Description: This article describes the program at the new College of Insurance in New York.

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: Name correction to previous article November 1981 The Actuary

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: This article describes the process used when it has been determined that a new or revised study note is needed for the examination process.

Description: This article that demonstrates least squares conveniently. When in the course of preparing statements it becomes necessary to estimate a minor item from prior years' data, here is a quick method easily taught to non-statisticians.