Description: This is a brief report on the trip that the author made with two other SOA members, Bruce Schobel and Jim Wiseman, to Almaty, Kazakhstan during the week of September 1, 2003. They were invited by the Actuarial Society of Kazakhstan [ASK] to conduct several seminars for their members and various government officials. The trip was financed by USAID through a grant to the Arizona-Kazakhstan Foundation. The topics of the seminars were pension/social security reform, role of the actuary in an economy, annuity pricing/ reserving and professionalism.

Description: Results from the June 2008 International Section Council survey.

Description: In this article, the author discusses the development of actuarial theory and principles in China and the influence the SOA has had on their education system.

Description: Jill Hoffman’s report on 2010 actuarial activities in Singapore and Cathy Lyn’s report on the 2009 activities in the Jamaica .

Description: In this article, the chair updates the section on the financial reporting seminar in Hong Kong, the International Membership Strategy Task Force and Fall 2010 International Actuarial Association IAA meeting.

Description: To describe the effort of local actuarial community to establish a formal actuarial society for Vietnam

Description: Discusses how volunteering helps with development of important soft skills such as communication, networking, teamwork and leadership.

Description: Four appendices are attached to the monograph: a letter requesting information, two letters requesting participation, and a set of general database specifications. From Group Medical Insurance Large Claims Database Collections and Analysis, M-HB97-1.

Description: This article provides details of the SOA’s international outreach strategy to better support its members and candidates who live and work in Asia and other regions outside of its traditional markets.

Description: Speakers and other attractions at the 2013 Annual Meeting.