Description: Discusses the Future Education Methods, FEM, White Paper.

Description: Highlights a visit made by the President of the Society of Actuaries to the Far East. Specifically, he shares his learnings about the actuarial profession in Shanghai, Bejjing, Hong Kong and Taipei, locations that contain more than 6 percent of the SOA membership.

Description: Announces that Ian Rolland, chairman and CEO of Lincoln National Corporation, recently agreed to serve as campaign chair of the Society of Actuaries Foundation's initial member fundraising campaign. This is a recent question and answer column.

Description: This is a book review of Charles L. Trowbridge's new monograph on the Fundamental Concepts of Actuarial Science. This monograph may help shape actuarial standards and principles for the next 100 years.

Description: This article reflects on the discipline agreement signed by the CIA and the U.S.-based actuarial organizations, intended to avoid multiple disciplinary investigations arising out of a single complaint, inquiry or incident involving an alleged breach of the professional standards of the CIA and/or the U.S.-based organizations.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. In this session, the discussion looks at recent practice areas where actuaries have been involved in litigation. A review for lessons learned is undertaken and measures are examined which may be taken as protection from or to better deal with litigious situations.

Description: This is an article about a survey sent to Long-Term Care section members and the survey results.

Description: This is a transcript of a 1982 meeting of the Health Section. Includes presentation and discussion of three papers: a. Cumulative Anti-selection Theory by William F. Bluhm b. Regulatory Monitoring of Individual Health Insurance Policy Experience by John B. Cummings c. Medical Care and Services in Canada by Frank G. Reynolds From Record Vol. 8, No. 4

Description: An article comparing today’s actuarial candidates to those of 40 years ago.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. Discusses the new regulatory requirements, including the invention of an illustration actuary and what the job entails, and the tasks to be accomplished in achieving compliance.