Description: In this article the author emphasizes, 'It doesn’t matter what you do, it matters why you do it.' He gives examples of why volunteerism, changes to the Society of Actuaries examination program, continuing professional development initiatives, etc. builds better actuaries in order to continually enhance the pre-eminence of our profession.

Description: This is an article by outgoing Society of Actuaries President, Bruce D. Schobel, reflecting on the Society's accomplishments over the past year and looking ahead at its future plans.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Continuing Professional Development 'CPD' Requirement closed its first cycle on Dec. 31, 2010. As of that date, all members were required to attest compliance with the Requirement. The SOA also completed its first audit of compliance with the requirement. This article summarizes how members are meeting the SOA CPD Requirement. It also discusses some of the audit findings and provides 'tips for attesting' for SOA members living in Canada.

Description: One person's tips on how actuaries can be successful at selling their actuarial services.

Description: One of two articles in this issue about actuaries serving as expert witnesses.

Description: This is an interview with Ken Guthrie, the Society of Actuaries Senior Director of Education, regarding the new structure of the Education Department.

Description: The SOA is committed to meeting member and candidate needs outside North America.

Description: In this article, Society of Actuaries President, Donald J. Segal, discusses two topics: the importance of voting for a bylaws change that streamlines the U.S. actuarial profession’s disciplinary process, and what the SOA is doing to better serve actuarial clubs.

Description: Over the years, much of the Society of Actuaries exam-related discussion has centered on structure, such as the number of tracks, many small exams versus a small number of large exams, ways to incorporate professionalism and nontechnical skills. Lost in those discussions is the process of continually improving the exams themselves. This article uses questions from old and new exams to show how the written-answer fellowship exams have changed to expect candidates to demonstrate higher level skills than in the past.

Description: Benefits of belonging to SOA special interest sections.