Description: The Actuary of the Future Section launched The Ambassador Program in August 2002. The objective of this program is to support the mission of the Actuary of the Future Section in facilitating actuarial employment in new businesses and industries. To accomplish this objective, the program is designed to provide actuaries with information and answers to questions about opportunities in non-traditional fields.

Description: This article is about the critical role of actuaries in IT projects.

Description: The Chairperson of the section talks about how members can participate and make a difference in the section.

Description: This article discusses why middle-market consumers don’t seek much-needed financial advice from professional financial advisors.

Description: These are the published papers from the 7th Annual Speculative Fiction Contest.

Description: Commentary on the patent process for intellectual property, insurance, and business methods.

Description: This article is intended to provide an introduction to microfinance and microinsurance. Microfinance began in the 1960's and 1970's as a humanitarian activity directed at the poor to provide micro loans for working capital. Microinsurance MI protects people in the low-income range against specific perils in exchange for regular premium payments.

Description: The objective of this article is to provide an overview of the research mission of the SOA, its inner workings, major efforts, funding and its unique qualities.

Description: This is Cecil Bykerk's acceptance speech for the SOA's presidency for 2008-2009 delivered at the 2008 annual meeting. He reviews volunteerism, the education of actuaries, networking and promoting actuarial brand.

Description: The chair of the International Section of the SOA reports to the section members.