Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has not simply changed the way we live. It has caused most of us—whether we want to or not—to reassess the way we think and feel about our world. Most in the general public have been looking to political and medical leaders to better understand the implications to health and wealth. Likewise, we as actuaries look to business leaders and key volunteers for their insights into the impact on our profession. We recently conducted a series of interviews with such leaders in the Canadian actuarial profession. This article addresses their insights into the evolving set of skills we need in this rapidly changing world.

Description: Discussion of the merger between the the Actuarial Education and Research Fund and The Actuarial Foundation. The named of the merged organizations will be The Actuarial Foundation. Legally, the AERF will go out of existence, but all of its functions will be continued by the new, merged organization.

Description: This article from Pension Section News, May 2007, No. 64, is the Chairperson's Corner discusses the challenges of attracting and retaining qualified workers. With that in mind, she suggests that we keep an international perspective as we continue to advance our Retirement 20/20 initiative.

Description: Discussion of the October 23 & 24 Meeting of the Society of Actuaries Board of Governors, at which two motions addressing matters of interest to academic actuaries were approved. 1. Undertaking a process of accreditation for academic actuarial science programs. and 2. SOA exam exemption for certain students attending certain institutions.

Description: Happy 2008 from the Marketing and Distribution Section Council!! As we begin 2008, let's review some of the MaD accomplishments from 2007: Product Implementation Survey–summarized for the membership and presented in several venues. Development of the first version of a Subject Matter Expert List Implemented a membership and marketing plan–initial efforts included conducting the survey described elsewhere in this issue. Continuing Education–MaD continues to sponsor and/or co-sponsor sessions at SOA meetings and other functions. Worked with SOA Staff to archive old issues of NewsDirect, including developing better search criteria for easier access. From News Direct Newsletter, January 2008, Issue No. 57.

Description: This article previews the session on Predictive Modeling at the 2009 Spring meeting that is co-sponsored by the Education & Research Section and Health Section of the SOA.

Description: This article explains the travel grants to the 44th Actuarial Research Conference provided by the Committee on Knowledge Extension Research.

Description: A look at the changes to the FSA pathway that are in store for 2025.

Description: We explore the question of how an actuary–artificial intelligence collaboration might look in the future and how actuaries should be trained to best leverage this technology. It felt fitting to accomplish this through a conversation with an AI system, as AI involvement is warranted to ground the analysis in the technology’s true capabilities.