Description: A discussion of the pillars required to build the needed paradigm for insurance company risk management. From The Actuary Magazine April 2005

Description: The hot days of summer are upon us and, with it, the inevitable reference to the dog days of August. All over North America this year, summer began early with heat waves, heat alerts, smog alerts and hurricane and tornado warnings. Admittedly, this is not very encouraging news for our society which is concerned with preservation of life, quality of life and conservation of property. Accordingly, it is a challenge for our profession that prides itself on its ability to accurately calculate the financial impact of natural or catastrophic events on society at large. The Actuary Magazine August 2005

Description: This is a letter to the editor about Social Security and Medicare. From The Actuary Magazine August 2005

Description: Discusses what a personal actuary is and what one typically does.

Description: This article focuses on marketing opportunities and the impact of new international accounting standards on emerging markets in Latin America and Asia. The author presents an update on these subjects from interviews with speakers at a session at the recent annual meeting.

Description: Like Haley Joel Osment in "The Sixth Sense," we actuaries sometimes see things that others can't. As Social Security reform moves through Congress, and as the topic gets hashed out in the editorial pages of our daily newspapers, many of us actuaries find ourselves muttering over our morning coffee about the ignorance of the non-actuarial community. In fact, just this morning I overheard one such actuary at my local coffee shop. He seemed agitated, as he chugged down his second venti latte. The Wall Street Journal's editorial page trembled in his hands. From The Actuary Magazine February 2005

Description: Defines and discusses operational risk as it exists in every industry, especially as it exists in the financial services industry.

Description: This is an article about how our business environment has changed and how actuaries must evolve in order to retain their value to employers.

Description: Discusses the different forms of guarantees that have been used in life insurance, and the various means of analyzing and establishing financial support to assure that these promises can be met.

Description: Proposes new approaches to long–term care insurance products and marketing.