Description: This article discusses the shortfalls present in most retirement planning software. Some of these come from the design of the software and some from unsophisticated use of it. In any case, the resources needed for retirement are often understated.

Description: Column written by the SOA Executive Director describing what the SOA is doing for its members.

Description: A brief review of recommended readings from The Actuary’s contributing editors - Just Like Someone without Mental Illness Only More So, Global Perspectives on Insurance Today: A Look at National Interest Versus Globalization, and Fictional Actuaries.

Description: The actuarial profession in India has witnessed a sea change in the decade after insurance liberalization. It has gone from being described as a 'moribund profession' to being a dynamic and lucrative one. This article covers the actuarial professions growth in India along with the Life Insurance market, products and regulatory environment.

Description: This article discusses new developments on the regulatory front. Under the new agreement, insurance company management and boards will be required to issue a statement that reflects their judgment about the firm’s viability, including its capital adequacy. The required opinion will have five elements - identifying risks, measuring risks, a risk feedback loop, a risk tolerance statement, and a risk policy.

Description: This web page contains links to the following articles of interest to actuaries: 1. A July 9, 2011 New York Times editorial about recent studies suggesting that antidepressants aren’t effective after all, and 2. A March 10, 2011 Time Magazine article by Joel Stein titled, 'Data Mining: How Companies Now Know Everything About You.'

Description: This paper is the report of a survey intended to provide the Society of Actuaries with information from traditional and non-traditional employer markets - testing opportunities for non-traditional employer markets and for expanded roles in the broader financial service markets. This information will enable the SOA to better define the value of its credentials as well as that of future actuarial skill sets and attributes to these targeted employer markets.

Description: This presentation presents a decumulation strategy during retirement with the purchase of deferred annuities.

Description: A listing of articles on managed care and health care issues.

Description: Read the April 2024 edition of the Societal Purpose newsletter, which features 2023 highlights.