Description: Introduction of new section council members.

Description: This article outlines how “the pearl of the Indian Ocean” is shining now with achievement of actuaries.

Description: interview with Mr. Fauzi Arfan (FA), President of the Society of Actuaries of Indonesia or Persatuan Aktuaris Indonesia to enhance the understanding of the PAI.

Description: In the winning article in the International Section’s annual country feature article competition, the author recounts his experience of living in Zurich, Switzerland, and compares U.S. and Swiss cultural influences on health care.

Description: Interview with actuaries from Sudan.

Description: Understanding U.S. defined-benefit plan annual funding notice definitions and what they are meant to represent is a key to understanding how “healthy” or “unhealthy” a pension plan is. This article offers a description of several types of funded status measurements and their applications under the rules mandated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to fund private employer-sponsored defined-benefit pension plans.

Description: Graydon educates us on Guernsey, a country with the most actuaries per Capita, and why he thinks Guernsey is a paradise for actuaries.

Description: The article highlights the lack of local actuaries in the arab region, and the limited availability of actuarial education especially in the local language.

Description: Dr. Moses Mo Chi Cheng (MC), the Chairperson of IA, shares some thoughts on the road ahead for the Insurance Authority.

Description: A description of the 2014 Living to 100 Triennial Symposium including a summary of some of the papers presented, a description of the international aspects, and links to the Living to 100 website.