Description: Chairperson's Corner discussing actuarial principles and what we as actuaries value in our work.

Description: Actuaries and the Actuarial profession have an obligation to act in the public interest. It is not enough to pass exams, keep current and do "good actuarial work.” Both Science and public service must be reflected in all of our activities...The intent of this article is to clarify what "acting in the public service” means for actuaries, particularly U.S. actuaries. It emphasizes the importance (necessity) of examining the "public interest" in everything we do ... and to warn the public where we have concerns. ...Acting in the public interest (a requirement for any profession or professional, is critical to the profession's future reputation and relevance.

Description: Discussion of the activities of the Social Insurance and Public Finance Section during its first year and its plans for 2010

Description: On October 19, 2011, the Social Insurance & Public Finance [SIPF] Section sponsored a session at the Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting in Chicago on the impacts of the federal health legislation called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA]. This article summarizes the more salient comments of the panelists at that session.

Description: Summary of interview with Bob Collett and Fred Kilbourne regarding their work on the Critical Review of the U.S. Actuarial Profession

Description: The 2017 direction for the Small Company Section of the SOA

Description: This is a report on the Session 19 Panel Discussion at the Society of Actuaries October 2011 Annual Meeting. The session explored what it means to act in the public interest.

Description: Challenge to actuarial business as usual in re public pension plans with a focus on setting actuarial standards of practice

Description: An update on SI&PF Section activities

Description: Summary of the recent SIPF Section activity