Description: Brief discussion about the prior years International Section meetings and the upcoming meeting in 2004.

Description: Brief discussion about the changing membership of the SOA International Section Council. Also covered were requests for suggestions future initiatives.

Description: This abstract describes an article that outlines a process for creating an online actuarial text.

Description: Read the May 2020 issue of International News published by the International Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved an actuarial hiring decision.

Description: The article provides a general description of the DISC assessment, and how it can be used in your professional and personal life.

Description: Report on 2013 committee activities and a cumulative summary of key findings of the research. There ae many consistent themes. Description of major ongoing work project.

Description: This article gives a brief description of the 2011 SOA Annual Meeting held in Chicago. Also shown are briefs about the actuarial profession in the news.

Description: Insurance accounting is in the midst of significant changes, many of which were proposed during a time of severe economic uncertainty. Given the concern about these regulations by many insurance finance executives, it is time for a re-examination of the capabilities of the financial reporting function. For insurers, actuarial components are a critical part of the financial reports, and so actuaries can be expected to play a critical role in moving the overall financial and regulatory reporting function forward. In fact, the financial and regulatory reporting function in an insurance company cannot advance significantly without actuarial expertise. This article explains how actuaries are therefore in the position of being able to help drive the evolution of a company’s finance function.

Description: This article highlights the new mobile technology features available to actuaries so they may make the most of their memberships, such as Apps, QR Codes, Podcasts, E-Learning adapted for the I-Pad, and the SOA's online mobile directory. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.