Description: This issue's letter from the editor provides a summary of key issues, and the content of this edition.

Description: Sir Derek Morris carried out a review of the actuarial profession in the United Kingdom at the request of the UK government and reported in March 2005. This article starts with a reprint of an article originally published in The Actuary about the conclusions of the Morris report and continues with an update on what has happened over the 5 years since Morris reported.

Description: Recognition of Actuaries and Competition in Europe by Wilhelm S. Meijer from International Section News, February 1998, Issue No. 15.

Description: Society of Actuaries' 1998 New Zealand Ambassador’s Report, including a discussion of two industry-related developments dealing with the privatization of worker's compensation and the consolidation of the insurance industry

Description: A status report on the Society of Actuaries' Ambassador Program as of the end of 1999

Description: Highlights the current events and projects conducted under the auspices of the International Actuarial Association IAA.

Description: This article is based on a presentation on the Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives of the International Actuarial Association IAA the author gave during the opening of the recent International Congress of Actuaries in Cape Town.

Description: Discusses the University of the West Indies Actuarial Society that was launched in 2002 at the University's Mona campus in Jamaica.

Description: Highlights from the 8th Intercompany Long-Term Care Insurance Conference held in March 2008, consisting of 56 sessions covering a range of long-term care insurance LTCI topics each with a track-specific focus.

Description: A preview of the latest issue, with articles covering reverse mortgages, the challenges of long-term care policy in France, and the impact of obesity and diabetes on LTC disability and mortality.