Description: In this article, Society of Actuaries President, Donald J. Segal, discusses two topics: the importance of voting for a bylaws change that streamlines the U.S. actuarial profession’s disciplinary process, and what the SOA is doing to better serve actuarial clubs.

Description: This article summarizes disciplinary actions taken during May and June 2011 by Society of Actuaries' Discipline Committees convened to review matters referred by the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline ['ABCD'].

Description: A discussion about regulators, lawmakers, actuaries and insurers working together to keep health insurance costs affordable to the consumer but also profitable enough for insurers to continue to offer the product.

Description: President Smith's speech focuses on the need for actuaries to be better spokepeople and advocates for good sound improvement in social programs like Social Security, Medicare and Health Care reform.

Description: This article discusses how to find the right Enterprise Risk Management strategy for a company. The authors assert that ERM effectiveness ultimately resides with people through collaboration, wisdom and judgment.

Description: A Q&A with the magazine’s new contributing editors. Questions included how they plan to influence the magazine and what is was about the role of contributing editor that attracted them.

Description: The August/September 2012 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: This letter from the President of the SOA finds that the changing nature of the risks our stakeholders face creates an opportunity for the actuarial profession, if our reactions meets their needs. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Description: This column highlights the hobbies, pastimes and personal interests of SOA members.

Description: The author explores the importance of treating the modeling process as a dialogue and collaboration.