Description: A dinner speech at the Actuarial Research Conference at Drake University, Des Moines IA summer 2023. A ramble through 50 years of experience with actuarial research.

Description: A summary of how the SAO plans to strengthen the role of the academic branch of the profession through Centers of Actuarial Excellence and Ph.D. stipends.

Description: Actuaries pride themselves on innovation and advancements; but no professional field has pushed to set the bar higher than medical Radiology. Over the course of the last few decades, medicine has begun to rely more on artificial intelligence to aid in the process of patient care; and the results have been outstanding! This article looks to show how high the bar has been set, how it will impact the current state of the world of the actuary and the future impacts

Description: The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing has been named a new SOA Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE).

Description: This article provides a status report on the criteria for achievement of the CAE Centers of Actuarial Excellence designation.

Description: This month, Expanding Horizons had the opportunity to interview Tim Boonen, the winner of the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA’s) second Actuarial Science Early Career Award.

Description: The article describes a new professional experience course in actuarial science at the University of Toronto, including details on its key building blocks and student assessments. It also discusses different teaching modes (in-person vs. online). It should be of interest to institutions looking to add industry internships and experiential learning into their actuarial education.

Description: Discussion of the October 23 & 24 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries Board of Governors, at which two motions addressing matters of interest to academic actuaries were approved. 1. Undertaking a process of accreditation for academic actuarial science programs. and 2. SOA exam exemption for certain students attending certain institutions.