Description: Discussion of solvency problems and the actuary's role in addressing them in the life insurance industry.

Description: Letter From The President column for the October/November 2012 edition of The Actuary magazine discussing the importance of actuaries staying relevant in today’s and the future’s work force.

Description: The author discusses and provides an example of how some companies’ enterprise risk management (ERM) programs are designed and implemented in ways that can unwittingly weaken the organization.

Description: This article discusses new developments on the regulatory front. Under the new agreement, insurance company management and boards will be required to issue a statement that reflects their judgment about the firm’s viability, including its capital adequacy. The required opinion will have five elements - identifying risks, measuring risks, a risk feedback loop, a risk tolerance statement, and a risk policy.

Description: Discussion of the Society of Actuaries Simulation Model, a computer model capable of portraying the operations and future results of the individual non-par life insurance line of a company

Description: Recently completed research projects from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This article discusses four approaches to managing the enterprise-wide risk: Diversification, Loss Controlling, Risk Trading and Risk Steering.

Description: Discusses the controversy regarding how the RBC measurements should be used, which impacts another controversy regarding whether or not the formula should be more detailed.

Description: Feature article describing the different types of risk cultures companies can have.

Description: A table from an article in The Actuary Magazine entitled An Analysis of Risk Management Terminology - Your guide to speaking ERM with different industries.