Description: In this article the SOA president discusses how the SOA serves its members all around the globe and how it has global actuarial partnerships.

Description: This article discusses the shortfalls present in most retirement planning software. Some of these come from the design of the software and some from unsophisticated use of it. In any case, the resources needed for retirement are often understated.

Description: Column written by the SOA Executive Director describing what the SOA is doing for its members.

Description: A brief review of recommended readings from The Actuary’s contributing editors - Just Like Someone without Mental Illness Only More So, Global Perspectives on Insurance Today: A Look at National Interest Versus Globalization, and Fictional Actuaries.

Description: The actuarial profession in India has witnessed a sea change in the decade after insurance liberalization. It has gone from being described as a 'moribund profession' to being a dynamic and lucrative one. This article covers the actuarial professions growth in India along with the Life Insurance market, products and regulatory environment.

Description: This article discusses new developments on the regulatory front. Under the new agreement, insurance company management and boards will be required to issue a statement that reflects their judgment about the firm’s viability, including its capital adequacy. The required opinion will have five elements - identifying risks, measuring risks, a risk feedback loop, a risk tolerance statement, and a risk policy.

Description: This web page contains links to the following articles of interest to actuaries: 1. A July 9, 2011 New York Times editorial about recent studies suggesting that antidepressants aren’t effective after all, and 2. A March 10, 2011 Time Magazine article by Joel Stein titled, 'Data Mining: How Companies Now Know Everything About You.'

Description: This is a discussion about an ongoing dialogue on a model of personal investing known as the Life–Cycle Model of Investing and Saving. To gain additional insight into the model and its implications for retirement planning, the SOA's Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks CPRNR recently gathered a panel of leading experts for a round table discussion on the model with the hope of providing a lively forum to exchange ideas.

Description: This is an article about the lack of savings by the baby boomers and how it will affect retirement and the ramifications for Social Security. The author believes that baby boomers will choose to continue to work and alleviate some of the burden on social security.

Description: Article highlighting the staff of the Meetings and Events and Customer Service departments at the SOA.