Description: John Naisbitt, in Megatrends, defined a megatrend as a general shift in thinking or approach affecting countries, industries and organizations. This article challenges actuaries to consider off-the-charts factors within their risk maps and consider their potential impact.

Description: Letter from the SOA president discussing social media tools and networking.

Description: The following Sections provide updates of their recent activities: International, Forecasting and Futurism, Product Development, and Reinsurance. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Description: This editorial notes how change is constant in the world around us and that the SOA has adopted a theme of change. Articles in this issue of The Actuary, which are all related to change, are summarized.

Description: This column descrbes the Society of Actuaries' Leadership Resource System, an important new project intended to help identify, develop and support the many members who volunteer their time or are elected to leadership positions.

Description: A farewell to the contributing editors of The Actuary whose tenure ended in 2010.

Description: An exchange of ideas between David Ingram and Jesse Hobbs about the stages of risk.

Description: Editorial discussing actuaries and social media, specifically Facebook.

Description: This column describes what the SOA is doing for its members and how it plans to better serve them. Here are a few examples of what lies ahead for 2011. • The SOA will begin offering the fellowship exams twice a year. • There will be a content management system put in place at the SOA for the purpose of helping members and candidates more easily find information on our website. • A PD redesign will offer new professional development opportunities in a variety of ways.

Description: Feature article that spotlights the SOA’s Actuarial Marketplace Solutions and Research departments.