Description: Update from the Health Section Council Chairperson on council activities.

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

Description: Part 2 of a discussion of the Chinese life insurance market with an emphasis on regulatory, investment, tax, and professional development issues.

Description: The chairperson provides an update of the Future Section's areas of focus: Career Pioneer Program, Critical Skills Education and Risk Management Opportunities.

Description: During 2005 the Actuary of the Future Section Council reviewed its plans and strategies for 2006. During its discussions, the council reaffirmed the section’s mission “to identify and promote new opportunities, skills and new ways of thinking to help actuaries excel on their career journeys” and established this as the primary section goal for 2006 to increase membership value.

Description: Actuary of the Future Chairman reviews the initiatives for the coming year including monitoring the continuing progress of the Personal Actuary Task Force, the establishment of the Younger Actuaries Network, and the identification and communication of emerging issues and trends.

Description: Encourages us to learn why, how, to do better, and to live life as an adventure.

Description: Discusses the professional development advantages of volunteering, particularly with the SOA.

Description: For those considering an actuarial future, provides advice on professional development and educational financing.

Description: Provides a simplified explanation of the modeling and statistical terms currently in use by the profession, and provides a list of publications worth reading in regards to complexity science plus a list of free software.