Description: In this article chairperson Anthony Dardis takes a look back at the achievements of the Investment Section Council halfway through his tenure as chair.

Description: This article discusses the new profession of financial engineering and the fit of actuaries in this profession.

Description: What Do You Mean You Are An FRM From GARP? by David N. Ingram from Risks and Rewards Newsletter, February 2002, Issue No. 38.

Description: Column on the latest Investment Section activities.

Description: This article provides a summary of the content of the sessions at the recent The 2001 Bowles Symposium at Georgia State University. As the author notes, “The Coming Revolution in Insurance Accounting symposium” focused on the development and practical considerations of a new international accounting standard, generally referred to as fair value accounting.

Description: This article is an overview of the presentations made at the Advanced Risk Management Seminar. Some topics were 1 the importance of enterprise risk management 2 how policyholder behavior affects the risks of GMBD riders and 3 credit risk.

Description: The article is a re-cap of the Chairman's last three years as a member of the Investment Section Council.

Description: Short for Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, this new international credential encompasses the most comprehensive and rigorous validation available for enterprise risk management.

Description: This article is an overview of the Financial Risk Managment of Insurance Enterprises course. The course incorporates financial risk management, asset pricing models and all risks facing an insurance company. The basics are then applied to asset-liability management and valuation.

Description: The international risk management community is now being served by two professional organizations, the Global Association of Risk Professionals GARP and the Professional Risk Managers' Association PRIMIA. The article describes both professional organizations.