Description: Hear from the incoming chairperson on themes in the November 2016 issue of Actuary of the Future published by the Actuary of the Future Section.

Description: Chairperson column - update on section activity

Description: This is a brief article from the current Chairperson of the Product Development Section Council. In this article, the chairperson notes the benefits of volunteering both within the actuarial community and at home in our local community.

Description: Mentorship. Leadership, Coaching, Teamwork. Recognizing the benefits of a diverse workforce

Description: Readers are encouraged to attend the attend the Coaching for Performance session at the 2006 Life Spring meeting of the SOA.

Description: This article discusses the value of coaching. Three coaches share their experience.

Description: A discussion of the insurance industry in Tanzania, including the IAA meeting held in Africa in 1998, marketing efforts in the industry, history of the industry,.

Description: discussion of the experiences of an actuary who presented a lecture in China

Description: Educational trip whereby Columbia Students visit with 26 insurance and reinsurance organizations over a 4 day period in 2014.

Description: Many top-performing businesses aren’t just risk aware, but rather risk intelligent. Such a posture helps prepare companies for a major event and can demonstrate to a regulator or auditor that an appropriately strong control framework is in place. Better still, companies gain real strategic value from a “risk adjusted” understanding not only of their threats and vulnerabilities, but also the upside opportunities associated with various risks. It starts with having both qualitative and quantitative information to identify, assess and manage risks. Strategic risk management, at its core, is about creating value by increasing transparency and accountability, and quality of information. More than a mere compliance exercise, effective risk management enables more informed strategic decision making, increased accountability and transparency, a greater likelihood of organizational success, and – ultimately – competitive advantage, as borne out by many studies that correlate risk management and financial results.