Description: Monica Hainer, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, chief executive officer of London Life Reinsurance Company in Blue Bell, Penn., is the 2008 recipient of the ACLI Forum 500’s Distinguished Service Award. She received the award at the Forum 500’s Leadership Retreat in Washington, D.C. on May 14.

Description: This article highlights 13 attributes shared by various groups of companies that landed in trouble. The companies are identified, and the attributes are described.

Description: This article discusses how the courts generally consider the same five factors when deciding whether to uphold the provision, and firms should carefully review and implement these factors into their limitation of liability provisions before a suit is brought.

Description: The April/May 2016 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: A look back at the 30 years since the Health Section was formed.

Description: With the rapid development of the Insurance market, insurance technology—including online insurance--continues to mature. Zhongan Online invests heavily in fintechand Zhongan Answer, an insurance robo-advisor, launched in 2018, could improve transaction efficiency by using artificial intelligence to communicate in a timely manner and solve the pain point of the perplexed insurance clause. Under a different consumption scenario, Zhongan Answer could reply to users in a timely manner, while also implementing private customized products and services by providing users with personal risk management and insurance assessment solutions so that users could easily and conveniently select the most suitable insurance plan. The intelligent shopping guide system of Zhongan Answer could improve transaction efficiency by analyzing the personal insurance intention and providing the humanized interpretation of insurance clause. Zhongan Answer has served millions of users and supported more than 100,000 insurance-related knowledge points with an accuracy rate over 90%. Zhongan Answer has provided more than four million Q&A services, and its intelligent shopping guide system covers more than 90% of insurance products.

Description: The demand for outside actuarial expertise continues to exist, driving demand for independent actuarial consultants. We will hear from experienced actuarial entrepreneurs on why they chose this career, the pluses and minuses of this career, and what to consider to improve the odds of success as a consultant.

Description: Chairperson's update on the International Section.

Description: In this issue, Actuary of the Future editor Yuan Yuan invites Doug French, the managing principal of the Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP’s Financial Services Organization, to share about his experiences and views on the actuarial profession.

Description: Writing articles is not as hard as most people think, but it does take some thought and planning. This article gives practical tips about how to put "pen to paper" and write an effective article.