Description: The January 2001 edition of The Actuary newsletter ran a panel discussion titled Actuaries discuss reasons for growth of offshore operations. There have been major changes in the offshore market in the last three years. New faces have appeared and then disappeared. Major players have become minor players. Business plans have changed. What has gone on recently? We asked industry experts to participate in an update.

Description: This article is a discussion about the trends and changes affecting the life insurance industry by impacting product growth. Read how today's ideas can become tomorrow's successes.

Description: The first of two parts of a panel discussion, by conference call, on the the evolution of Enterprise Risk Management at life insurance companies, and actuaries' roles in that evolution.

Description: This is the second article in a four–part series. In this article, the industry's products are examined.

Description: This is an article explaining the options employers have under the Medicare Part D, or the Prescription Drug Improvement and Medicare Modernization Act - MMA - that took effect in January 2006. The article discusses 4 options under the MMA with the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Description: This article discusses ways to get the most out of your career, including aligning your passions with your talents.

Description: Discusses a major campaign to change the image of the actuary.

Description: Letter to the editor from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: But now, a year later, it's hard to believe we've got six issues under our belt and our publication is already a year old. It would seem that the hard work is behind us; we've established our publication, its policies and its look. We've got our publication process down pat and we know what it takes to publish an issue of the magazine. We could sit back and begin to breathe easier now, a year later. If it ain't broke ... right? The Actuary Magazine October 2005

Description: The second of two parts of a roundtable discussion, by conference call, on the state of life reinsurance today in North America. This part focused more on emerging types of capital approaches to life reinsurance.