Description: Article describing the Canadian Institute of Actuaries decision to accept university education toward becoming a fellow of the institute.

Description: New column centered on enterprise risk management.

Description: This letter from the President of the SOA finds that the changing nature of the risks our stakeholders face creates an opportunity for the actuarial profession, if our reactions meets their needs. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Description: The author explores the importance of treating the modeling process as a dialogue and collaboration.

Description: Opinion article that explores the possibility of the actuarial profession producing its own Nate Silver, someone able to convert complicated actuarial concepts into meaningful and understandable public communications.

Description: Companies need to learn to plan for uncertainty by taking into consideration downturns, not just an environment of moderation and occasional booms.

Description: Notable achievements in the Enhanced Relationship with Candidates initiative.

Description: The guest editorial details some valuable lessons during the author’s career as an employee benefits (mostly retirement) consultant, turned P&C predictive modeling, reporting and data warehousing lead, turned an analytic strategist and independent consultant.

Description: SOA executive director’s column, research on Asia insurance opportunities, e-courses, recent research and experience studies, and professional development opportunities.

Description: Background and overview of “Land This Plane,” a Delphi study undertaken by the Long Term Care Insurance Section and Forecasting & Futurism Section.