Description: This article describes a hypothetical workplace dilemma, then invites SOA members to submit their comments and solutions. This situation deals with a mortality study and what disclosures should be made in the report on the study with regard to the treatment of reinsurance.

Description: Feature article describing a hypothetical workplace dilemma and asking readers for answers to the problem.

Description: This second article about ethical decision making for actuaries focuses on practical issues confronting ethical decision makers and offers some possible solutions.

Description: A review of the book "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty" by Dan Ariely. The book is about lying, cheating, stealing, and shaving the truth -- something done by everybody, but the factors influencing this can be a bit surprising.

Description: A look at business fraud as depicted by Dickens, from the novels Martin Chuzzlewit and Little Dorrit, and comments on its continuing relevance to business ethics today.

Description: The author presents a case study that sets out a hypothetical workplace dilemma involving professional conduct and an actuarial report, and invites reader responses. From ‘The Stepping Stone’ issue number 43.

Description: A response to the Actuarial Ethicist case study "Deep-End of the Pool" in a previous issue of The Stepping Stone.

Description: This article addresses the serious consequences of non-compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Description: Readers’ responses to the mortality study conundrum from the previous issue.

Description: Third installment in a series of articles applying Buddhist principles to the challenges that actuaries face in applying their craft. The themes are adapted from the book "Awake at Work", by Michael Carroll. This particular installment covers the concept of "li" to the compliance aspects of an actuary's work, moving beyond minimum or literal compliance to a work product that provides multiple uses and meets a much higher standard