Description: This article is a summary of the SOA Research Institute report published in April 2023 on Megatrends Impacting the Future of Retirement Plans.

Description: Derek Ray shares his excitement on serving as Chair of the Health Section Council in 2024, including recent section achievements, upcoming activities and a call to action for volunteers to contribute their expertise to the SOA.

Description: An update on the activities of the JRMS Council.

Description: To provide high level information on a book selected and discussed during the December book club session, The Ten Commandments of Risk Leadership. In addition, this article serves as a promotion of the SOA book club as well as the upcoming sessions.

Description: An interview with Weili Lu, the president of ARIA

Description: Six dimensional leaders are insightful, flexible and connected. They listen, motivate and inspire. Is this you? This article explores the six dimensions that a leader must operate in to become transformational leaders.

Description: Discover an introduction to decomposing differences in life expectancy by age and cause of death. Take a look into demographic techniques that decompose life expectancies at birth and older ages into the portions contributed by later age groups and causes of death-. These have been in existence for some time and provide a convenient device for analyzing mortality change over time as well as differences between sexes, countries, and ethnic groups. The methods will be described and illustrated by spreadsheet examples.

Description: Join us as we speak with senior actuaries who have built successful careers and have extensive experience working in a wide range of actuarial fields. The panelists will share their knowledge and experience, as well as the challenges and opportunities they have encountered while transitioning into management roles. Their leadership reflections, best practices, and tips and tricks will provide insight to those looking to further develop their career goals and navigate today’s work environment.

Description: "Population Aging, Global Climate Change and Social Security – Sally Shen, Research Associate, Global Risk Institute, John A. Turner, Ph.D., Director, Pension PolicyClimate Change and Mortality Time for Actuaries to Pay Attention – Sam Gutterman. FSA, CERA, FCAS, FCA, HONFIA, MAAA"

Description: A article summarizing the SOA 2024 Regional Symposium in Riyadh