Description: Get an exclusive first look at the Society of Actuaries’ 2026 Professional Development lineup! This webcast will provide an overview of the major programs planned for 2026, including the Health Meeting, Valuation Actuary Meeting, ImpACT Annual Conference, AI Insights for Actuaries Symposium, and the expanded Professional Development Edge+ portfolio. The webcast will also feature a preview of the virtual Leadership and Management Skills Workshops. Facilitator Raymond DiDonna, FSA, will give an overview of modules New Manager Essentials and Communication Skills and show how they equip participants with practical skills that can be immediately applied in their roles. A Q&A segment will follow, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions and gather information relevant to their professional development plans. We invite you to join us and begin planning your 2026 learning journey with confidence.

Description: Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series of three covering the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Competency Framework. The subsequent articles will appear in future issues of the Actuary of the Future newsletter. The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Competency Framework is a powerful tool to enable you to design your future. Though it has been the SOA’s instrument for prioritizing continuing education and support to members since 2010, many actuaries are still not fully aware what a potent tool it can be to them in planning their personal careers.

Description: The momentum in value-based care has produced an opportunity for actuaries to become pioneers in health care

Description: Tom Terry, FSA, FCA, MAAA, EA, who founded Chicago Consulting Actuaries in 1991, is interviewed by Sam Phillips in this article. The discussion explores how and why Terry started his own business, the opportunities and risks involved, innovations his firm has come up with, and the future of pension consulting. The article includes advice for those interested in starting their own business.

Description: Part 1 of a 2-part series featuring interviews with four former SmallCo section chairs. The interviews shared their view of the value of SmallCo and of holding a leadership role. They also discussed the challenges of leading this section and gave advice for new section council members.

Description: Notes on the IAA meeting that took place in D.C. in May

Description: Comments from the Chair Progress and Volunteerism

Description: Chairman’s column describing the leadership positions of the Section Council.

Description: Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology — it is rapidly becoming the core engine of risk selection, pricing, underwriting, and customer interaction across insurance and financial services. But as models evolve into autonomous agentic systems and decision pipelines become more complex, traditional guardrails are being stress-tested like never before.

Description: We explore the question of how an actuary–artificial intelligence collaboration might look in the future and how actuaries should be trained to best leverage this technology. It felt fitting to accomplish this through a conversation with an AI system, as AI involvement is warranted to ground the analysis in the technology’s true capabilities.