Description: This article discusses what actuaries see as ideal components of a health care reform package with an emphasis on cost control, efficiency, elimination of fraud and reduction of errors.

Description: In this article about professional development, the new competency network is descibed and and emerging job opportunities in health care analytics are discussed.

Description: This article discusses the SOA’s CPD requirements and how to attest compliance.

Description: The SOA Committee on Elections and the June 1999 issue’s editor, Robert D. Shapiro, invited candidates for the office of president-elect of the Society of Actuaries to be interviewed by The Actuary. This annual service of The Actuary is intended to help Fellows make more informed choices in voting for a future SOA president.

Description: Article discussing the use of ERM in today’s economy.

Description: Column listing candidates in the SOA 2009 board elections.

Description: Editorial on financial crisis.

Description: An article from The Actuary on benchmarking enterprise risk management practices in a derivatives firm. Actuaries can become the future of enterprise risk management by enhancing their unique skill sets with practices adopted from other industries and promoting themselves to firm managers.

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Description: This is the first article in a four-part series. In this series of articles, analysis of the U.S. life insurance industry's customers, products, distribution system and regulatory and tax environment will be given. This first part of the series focuses on the customer and the changing product mix of the life insurance industry.