Description: Research shows humans have a proclivity to provide the wrong answer when others have done so. This article provides 3 ways to bolster independent thinking.

Description: Have you ever thought you did something very well just to be given feedback that proves you wrong? A leadership story that started with delegation.

Description: An excerpt from 2015-2016 SOA President Craig Reynolds’ address to members at the 2015 SOA Annual Meeting and Exhibit, focusing on ideas to explore in the year ahead.

Description: The editorial calls on actuaries to have “guts” and take chances on new risk management opportunities for the profession.

Description: Details of a new e-Learning module for individuals who plan to practice actuarial science in Taiwan, developed by the SOA and the Actuarial Institute of Chinese Taipei (AICT).

Description: Provides an overview of a Columbia University graduate course in actuarial science called a Global Perspective of the Health Insurance Market. It includes an overview of this unique course and a summary of course content and completed research in the course. The course covers all financial aspects of US and international health insurance.

Description: This research scorecard will keep section members informed about research projects sponsored or co-sponsored by the Financial Reporting Section.

Description: An interview with Dawn Helwig on developments in the Long Term Care market.

Description: Analysis of the impact of disease progression and treatment on life expectancy provides perspective on the long term costs to the health care system of chronic medical conditions.

Description: Review of a report by Alan Mills introducing Complexity Science, a discipline which could help actuaries to model and manage complex systems, such as the health care system.