Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 3-5 in Colorado Springs. The panelists debunk myths, the conventional wisdom that actuaries have no place in the public policy arena, whether because the profession is too small to influence public policymakers, or legislators just don't want to hear from professionals whose work is so technical in nature and specialized in its application, or that It's not really necessary to become too involved in public policymaking, because what goes on in legislatures just doesn't affect actuaries’ day-to-day working lives. The panelists provide insights on lending actuarial expertise to policymaking debates. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 3A.

Description: This panel discussion is from the 1991 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held May 16-17 in New York. The panelists debunk myths, the conventional wisdom that actuaries have no place in the public policy arena, whether because the profession is too small to influence public policymakers, or legislators just don't want to hear from professionals whose work is so technical in nature and specialized in its application, or that It's not really necessary to become too involved in public policymaking, because what goes on in legislatures just doesn't affect actuaries’ day-to-day working lives. The panelists provide insights on lending actuarial expertise to policymaking debates. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 2.

Description: Editor’s column describing the contents of the July 2011 issue of In The Public Interest.

Description: Budget concerns should not be allowed to override sound actuarial rate development in setting Medicaid capitation rates.

Description: Overview of the 21st Annual Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) Conference and the CAA's involvement in regional policy, practice and academics.

Description: Article Confidentiality Of Federal Statistics by Johansen in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 5 is an extract from a recently discovered Dead Sea Scroll regarding language to be included in a prospectus to provide potential investors with an adequate basis for judging the offering.

Description: This article discusses reasons why the Society of Actuaries is not vocal in expressing its opinion.

Description: A review of a pamphlet which described the amendments to the Social Security Act in 1977.

Description: The editor of Health Watch previews the articles in this issue.