Description: The SOA's health leadership met earlier this year for an all day meeting in New York. A significant portion of that meeting was spent discussing current challenges facing the U.S. health care system and how the SOA can best serve its members by addressing top priority issues. This article from The Actuary outlines four particular issues.

Description: Discussion of inflation: Causes and impacts and what the roles of actuaries might be to manage it.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This panel presents an overview of current and future employment trends in each area of the actuarial profession. Topics include: skill development, marketability and future opportunity positioning.

Description: This article is about how to write a compelling engagement bio, which is a personal services version of a resume.

Description: Discussion as to whether within an organization an actuary's regulatory role can conflict with his business-oriented role or be aligned with the strategic goals of the company.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 This session provides a brief overview of futurism techniques which can be employed in the strategic planning process, such as environmental scans or Delphi studies. A case study approach is used to provide attendees with a hands-on learning process.

Description: Article On Making Ourselves Useful In Our Communities by Moorhead in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6. Gasoline conservation.

Description: Article from The Actuary, January 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 1 is a book review of G. H. Hardy's book, A Mathematician's Apology.

Description: Actuaries can apply their technical expertise and enterprise risk management ERM skills to become leaders in ERM practices across industries, especially if they maintain a clear focus on developing their leadership roles.