Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 5 that talks about the various ways of constructing systems and suggests the desirability of establishing measures of efficiency for the alternatives so that we may rationally choose among them.

Description: A discussion of the role and responsibilities of actuaries beyond crunching numbers

Description: As the search continues for a solution to the U.S. Social Security system’s financing problems, the U.S. Congress is considering raising the normal retirement age for U.S. workers. The House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee heard testimony on Feb. 26, 1998 from Christopher Bone, chief actuary, Actuarial Sciences Associates, Somerset, N.J., Ron Gebhardtsbauer, senior pension fellow, American Academy of Actuaries, and Robert Myers, former chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration and professor emeritus, Temple University. All discussed the impact of a higher normal retirement age. This article summarizes the testimony of these three actuaries.

Description: This article provides comments about questions raised and discussed in the March and May 1981 issues of The Actuary regarding the relative merits of a U.S. Government Actuary post.

Description: Article Editorial by Vogel in The Actuary, December 1979, Volume 13, Number 10. Actuary aspires to be a highly valued professional in the general public.

Description: Article from The Actuary, May 1983, volume no. 17, issue no. 5, that is a guest editorial regarding actuaries in the community and how closely integrated and intertwined are the concepts of professionalism and community service.

Description: Linda M. Springer, FSA, MAAA, spent more than 25 years in the financial services industry in executive positions responsible for general and financial management and strategic operational planning. Springer is now the eighth director of the United States Office of Personal Management. In this interview, she discusses government life, on–the–job challenges and how her actuarial background has helped her progress in her career.

Description: Discussion as to whether within an organization an actuary's regulatory role can conflict with his business-oriented role or be aligned with the strategic goals of the company.

Description: Developing a formal strategy to guide the SOA’s activities with respect to public policy-related topics is underway. Recent experience shows that non-partisan contributions through the SOA’s research are already adding value to important public policy discussions.

Description: The author discusses a definition of an actuary that he suggested several years earlier, noting that the public has a right to know why we think we constitute a profession, and why it should care. The author’s definition is: “that professional who is trained in evaluating the current financial implications of future contingent events.”