Description: Milliman has embarked on a multiyear aspirational effort with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Insurance and Risk Financing Facility (IRFF) to build actuarial capacity and, as a result, support economic development in the developing world. The Global Actuarial Initiative (GAIN) was launched and announced at the 77th United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2022 and aims to enhance and strengthen the actuarial profession in multiple target countries. GAIN efforts are focused on the goal of sustainable economic development by advancing effective risk management in developing nations. The interventions we embark on through GAIN will vary by country, reflecting its current actuarial needs, what we see as opportunities for improvement, and more importantly what the local stakeholders see as the most useful activities.

Description: Emerging technologies like GenAI will be more disruptive than past technological developments, such as spreadsheets, low-code data and dashboarding tools, and cloud computing. This article will explore how how we can lead ourselves, our teams, and our organizations to thrive within a defined modern value proposition, using one of two archetype roles: actuaries as business partners or actuaries as developers.

Description: Feature article that spotlights the SOA’s Actuarial Marketplace Solutions and Research departments.

Description: The Actuary interviews the Executive Vice President of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Newark, Donald R. Sondergald. Read about his prospects of becoming President of the Society of Actuaries and his opinions about the state of the actuarial profession. Article from The Actuary, Volume 24, Issue 7

Description: This article discusses the activities of the Committee on the Theory of Risk, a research committee of the Casualty Actuarial Society. These activities include sponsorship of research related to risk theory, promotion of continuing education on the topic, and engaging in thought-provoking activities to expand the leading edge in actuarial science.

Description: This 'Happy New Year' message briefly explains the functions of the sections of the SOA and summarizes the plans for the Management and Personal Development Section and its newsletter, The Stepping Stone.

Description: The author uses an analogy of a personal dental problem to convey how to market your services more effectively.

Description: Many professions in the US recognize that minority under-representation is a real weakness in an increasingly multicultural world. The actuarial profession in the US has acknowledged this problem. However, acknowledging the problem is only the first step in solving it. This article sets out the level of commitment that will be necessary to SOLVE the problem, based on empirical research that the profession itself sponsored.

Description: It's been one year since the Product Development Section Council approved the formation of a subgroup on in-force management. One year in, how are things going?