Description: Overview and history of the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) program, created with the goal to enhance actuarial knowledge and expand the profession’s influence in academia.

Description: Update on recent and in-process activities of the SOA Board of Directors

Description: A call for papers on health insurance topics to enhance the program for a 1979 special topic meeting of the Society of Actuaries.

Description: SOA executive director’s column, research on Asia insurance opportunities, e-courses, recent research and experience studies, and professional development opportunities.

Description: Background and overview of “Land This Plane,” a Delphi study undertaken by the Long Term Care Insurance Section and Forecasting & Futurism Section.

Description: Highlights of the Actuary of the Future Section and the Product Development Section

Description: Accomplishments of the past year and a look at initiatives for the year ahead.

Description: The University of Wisconsin–Madison used its Centers of Actuarial Excellence grant to develop technology enhanced learning (TEL) tools that would be distributed publicly to supplement the actuarial education classroom experience.

Description: The authors provide background on the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) designation and detail its success since implementation.

Description: The Society of Actuaries is making a commitment to focus on diversity and inclusion in the profession, including the creation of a standing SOA Inclusion and Diversity Committee.