Description: An article summarizing the SOA Asia-Pacific Annual Symposium held June 12 - 13, 2024.

Description: Article describes accomplishments as Chair during the year. Four accomplishments are mentioned: i) Actuarial Research Conference ii) Early Career Award, iii) Establishment of Outstanding Educator Award, iv) Push to create surveys from the section containing a reservoir of ideas that can be used for webinars, podcasts, etc.

Description: This SOA Candidate Connect event is tailored for actuarial candidates, providing information, inspiration and networking opportunities for those in pursuit of the ASA designation.

Description: This is an excerpt from the Actuarial Research Conference Proceedings published in 2024. It is sponsored by the Education and Research Section of the Society of Actuaries and provides informational and educational content without offering professional or financial advice. The publication is not endorsed by the Society of Actuaries, and the opinions expressed are those of the individual authors.

Description: The SOA Decision-Making and Communication e-course builds on the skills actuaries need to make decisions when many stakeholders are involved.

Description: It has been a year since the SOA implement major changes to the ASA curriculum. This session will provide an update on the changes and in particular focus on what we have seen as schools update their VEE and UCAP/CAE submissions.

Description: This article provides guidelines to help you to take charge of your career by creating visibility for yourself.

Description: Outgoing co-editor Howard Callif bids farewell and introduces incoming co-editor Richard Junker.

Description: A reprint of testimony Carol Bogosian made to the ERISA Advisory Council providing guidance on employee disclosures based on SOA post retirement research.

Description: This article provides an overview of the relationship to COVID-19 to issues related to caregiving, family and long-term care, and related SOA research. The SOA has addressed these topics in several research reports not related to COVID-19 and in recent reports related to COVID-19. It is currently working on new projects to help people better address some of the issues. The article also includes some highlights of efforts by ASEC, the ERISA Advisory Council 2020 projects, and an educational program focused on these issues. It then focuses on a number of things that employers might do to be supportive in addressing these issues. The employer issues focus on employees, retirees and caregiving employers. In thinking about this, employers can focus on financial wellness programs, employee assistance programs, and prepaid legal programs. A list of topics to considered for educational offers is included.