Description: This presentation, session number 4PD, took place at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists pose this question: “now that the Financial Services Modernization Law is about a year old, how are banks and insurance companies repositioning themselves?” Topics include new or modified strategies, any imminent changes in the federal law, whether legislative efforts shifted to state laws, status of the state privacy laws and impact on customer segmentation, Leading Banks-In-Insurance Report trends 10/00 Association of Banks-In-Insurance, and how products, distribution, and competition for the insurance industry will be redefined. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This paper is a sequel to Shapiro et. al. in that it discusses a similar role for CAI in topics specific to the text Actuarial Mathematics, by Bowers et. al 1986. The topics covered are the previous topics of actuarial notation, basic concepts, and what-if analysis, along with some new ideas for the presentation of stochastic models.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The presenters examine the role of product actuaries as marketers, discussing distinctions between marketing and sales, competitive analysis, including the technical perspective and agent input, market research, defining client needs and marketing opportunities, statistical marketing methods, educational/professional mindset, and the requirements to perform the role effectively. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This article covers focus of the section council, progress on ongoing initiatives such as the Career Pioneer Program, and new initiatives including image building of the profession as well as support for actuaries in individual practice and/or small businesses.

Description: A Note from the Editor...encouraging actuaries to expand into some nontraditional areas.

Description: An article that explains the importance of lifelong learning--education shouldn't stop once you've attained your FSA.

Description: This article discusses using a true Win/Win approach to develop successful long-term relationships among individuals and businesses.

Description: The author of this article challenges us to engage in active thought to drive our behaviors rather than seeking efficiency through the use of assumptions.

Description: The author notes its all a job interview. Everything we do is observed by others, and this continuous demonstration- observation loop is very much like an ongoing interview.

Description: Adapted from Chapter 1 of the book "Awake at Work" by Michael Carroll, the article discusses the ongoing dilemma the actuary faces in determining the appropriate amount of effort and analysis to put into a given actuarial assignment being juggled with several competing priorities.