Description: Seems actuarial representation is greater than could be randomly expected in road racing and track and field events.

Description: Presentation of proposals that are designed to further improve actuarial education by anticipating educational needs based on future change in the nature of actuarial work. The paper is divided into three sections: I. Current and Past Education of Actuaries II. Actuaries as Customers for Education and III. The Future Educational Needs of Actuaries and How These Needs Might Be Implemented. Followed by several submitted discussion papers.

Description: This is a report of the activities and goals of the Administration And Finance Committee of the Society along with the financial report of the SOA presented July 31,1988.

Description: This is a discussion on the broadening of the actuarial profession and actuarial education. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: A review of a speech given by E. J. Moorhead. Mr. Moorhead described what he saw as life insurance industry missed opportunities for increased transparency which would be resolved by Congress and public outcry. Interesting historical perspective which could be used a reminder for today.

Description: An article from the editor regarding results of the survey on the content found in 'The Actuary'.

Description: Discusses the need for actuaries to evolve with the needs of the marketplace in order to continue to be relevant and to feel we are successful in our careers.

Description: This issue of the newsletter will address the future of retirement plans.

Description: The panel discussed actuarial opportunities in the 1980's and 1990's. Questions discussed included: 1. Will traditional opportunities be reduced? 2. What nontraditional opportunities are available? 3. What changes are needed in our educational process? 4. How do we make nontraditional employers aware of actuarial skills and their value? 5. What will actuarial work be like? From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 8, No. 3.

Description: Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory, working with their counterparts at Oxford University, probing the future, have explored proton decay to estimate that the universe will last for many years, by which time there will be no heat, no light, no matter, no anything time itself will have ceased to exist. This helpful information puts a new cast on such notions as “infinity” and “forever.”