Description: October/November 2011 Volume 8 Number 5 Bi-Monthly membership benefit magazine.

Description: Over the years, much of the Society of Actuaries exam-related discussion has centered on structure, such as the number of tracks, many small exams versus a small number of large exams, ways to incorporate professionalism and nontechnical skills. Lost in those discussions is the process of continually improving the exams themselves. This article uses questions from old and new exams to show how the written-answer fellowship exams have changed to expect candidates to demonstrate higher level skills than in the past.

Description: This article is the third in a series from the '2011 Living To 100 Symposium.' It examines the growing concern about doctor to patient ratio, including perspectives from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

Description: Read about key topics and initiatives that are addressed from he SOA sections.

Description: Feature article describing recent changes to the SOA’s Research Dept. and what projects the dept. will be working on in the future.

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: The author details metrics that may be used to answer the cost predictability question and evaluate the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the next few years.

Description: The editorial features the author’s personal account of becoming an international actuary and the challenges and rewards it provides.

Description: The author explores the implications of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), both for companies that will need to report under this standard and for companies that will not need to report but will still be affected by its implementation.

Description: Professional development opportunities from the Society of Actuaries.