Description: Editorial on financial crisis.

Description: This article announces enhancements to the directory of actuarial membership and personnel changes for The Actuary.

Description: A letter to the editor from the February 2007 issue of The Actuary Magazine.

Description: This is a discussion of the Life–Cycle Model, findings from behavioral finance, managing risks post–retirement, the role of government, software and some perspectives on the future.

Description: This is the first article in a four-part series. In this series of articles, analysis of the U.S. life insurance industry's customers, products, distribution system and regulatory and tax environment will be given. This first part of the series focuses on the customer and the changing product mix of the life insurance industry.

Description: Feature article about the effects of obesity on life expectancy and how actuaries will be affected.

Description: This is an interview with Fred Sievert, who has climbed the corporate ladder to the top of two different companies. Although he's retired, he is as busy now as he ever was, and is happy he has the time and energy to support all his various activities.

Description: An article from The Actuary on benchmarking enterprise risk management practices in a derivatives firm. Actuaries can become the future of enterprise risk management by enhancing their unique skill sets with practices adopted from other industries and promoting themselves to firm managers.

Description: Article discussing the use of ERM in today’s economy.

Description: This article updates the reader on the activities of the recently formed International Committee of the Joint Risk Management Section. With global webinars and more activities, this committee is ensuring the risk management word is spread throughout the world.