Description: an excerpt from a speech discussing how experts can become so immersed in their work that they cannot see how their profession relates to and affects society. This is excerpted, with permission, from Mr. Anderson’s speech, “Strategic Planning for Corporate Growth,” to the Chemical Marketing Research Assn.

Description: Social Security Disability Insurance DI experience in 1980 is continuing most recent trends, but changing somewhat in a few others.

Description: In their first joint meeting, the Chicago and Wisconsin Clubs undertook a noble experiment - inviting several qualified observers to rate actuaries’ achievement. This account, by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin Club, may be useful to Program Directors of other clubs. The panel for what

Description: Several American actuaries, including our own Julius Vogel in possibly his first presidential appearance, were among 1,500 actuaries and guests at Grosvenor House, London, to witness and enjoy another famous victory by the Institute of Actuaries--its Twen

Description: On the eve of dissemination of an interim report by the President’s Commission on Pension Policy, The New York Times has printed four articles May 18-21 entitled “The Pension Tangle.” This addresses the first of this quartet, regarding the threat of inflation to the private pension system.

Description: Naming papers for the Society meeting in A.D. 2179 proved to be a popular activity. All your C.E. can do is to give our readers a flavor of the enjoyment that came from receiving them.

Description: Soliciting membership input on how to make the SOA a more vital, stimulating organization.

Description: Non-routine business transacted at meetings of the SOA Executive Committee on March 34 and May 28, and the Board of Governors on April 13.

Description: The 1977 Amendments to the Social Security Act provided for a one-time National Commission on Social Security with broad mandate to study the OASDI and Medicare programs. The author discusses the substantial proposals put forth by the Commission in its report released in January 1981, which would affect both OASDI and Medicare.

Description: This article by the Society of Actuaries Treasurer provides a financial summary of the SOA for 1980-1981, and the financial outlook for 1981-1982.