Description: discussion of the experiences of an actuary who presented a lecture in China

Description: A review of the author's experience in conducting a lecture to students in China

Description: The author describes a course he and his colleague designed and taught at Columbia University called "A Global Perspective of the Health Insurance Market."

Description: Discussion of the Clearinghouse Scholarship Program, which matches low income candidates in developing countries where SOA exams are administered with potential corporate or individual sponsors.

Description: A discussion of the recently revised Society of Actuaries Global Initiatives Policy, which covers a variety of issues including relationships with other actuarial associations, professional development issues, and education issues.

Description: A discussion of the insurance industry in Tanzania, including the IAA meeting held in Africa in 1998, marketing efforts in the industry, history of the industry,.

Description: Insight into activities of Actuaries Without Borders (AWB), a section of the International Actuarial Association, and SOA involvement in the section. AWB’s mandate is to provide volunteers for projects in countries where the actuarial profession is at an early level of development.

Description: Part 3 of a 3 part series on Strategic Planning Issues. This document contains material from a speech given on June 17, 1997, in Singapore by Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of LIMRA International, at a LOMA/LIMRA Strategic Issues Conference.

Description: A discussion of recent experiences of actuarial volunteers visiting Egypt

Description: Observations on a Trip to China June 20 to July 5, 1997 by Harold G. Ingraham, Jr. from International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15. Includes comments by local Chinese actuaries Yu Luo, Chengfeng Shen, Hongjian Bao, and Yunyu Zheng.