Description: Column describing SOA efforts to strengthen relationship with academia and summary of actuaries in the news.

Description: This series of articles provides an in-depth look at the activities of the SOA in 2009.

Description: This article from the SOA’s Education Department discusses recent updates to the Education Principles including the incorporation of the elements of the SOA Competency Framework.

Description: This graph indicates the overall historical trend in life expectancy at age 65.

Description: This article gives a brief description of the 2011 SOA Annual Meeting held in Chicago. Also shown are briefs about the actuarial profession in the news.

Description: Insurance accounting is in the midst of significant changes, many of which were proposed during a time of severe economic uncertainty. Given the concern about these regulations by many insurance finance executives, it is time for a re-examination of the capabilities of the financial reporting function. For insurers, actuarial components are a critical part of the financial reports, and so actuaries can be expected to play a critical role in moving the overall financial and regulatory reporting function forward. In fact, the financial and regulatory reporting function in an insurance company cannot advance significantly without actuarial expertise. This article explains how actuaries are therefore in the position of being able to help drive the evolution of a company’s finance function.

Description: An actuary reflects on her own career path and has suggestions on what the actuarial profession can do to support students who are seeking actuarial careers. From The Actuary, April 2011.

Description: Feature article about what the SOA’s CPD Requirement means to actuaries.

Description: Article discussing the SOA’s education system redesign.

Description: Presidential address about changes in the actuarial world.