Description: Debriefing of activities at the Third African Actuarial Congress held on April 2013 in Lomé, Togo, and brief description of the status of the actuarial profession in a few Western African countries..

Description: Reinsurance Section Council milestones of the year, authored by the Chair.

Description: Overview of newsletter contents.

Description: E-courses available from the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This article discusses the Society of Actuaries Professional Development Committee, ‘PDC,’ formed in 2009, the same year that the SOA's Continuing Professional Development CPD Requirement went into effect. The PDC is responsible for ‘”meeting the diverse development needs of the profession, providing the highest quality learning experiences, ensuring that the program is focused on both current and forward-looking technical and nontechnical content, and making appropriate use of technologies to ensure timely access to relevant and engaging programming.”

Description: This article by the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section chairperson highlights results of a recent survey of section members. The article also describes upcoming education and other events, reflecting survey results.

Description: The author offers suggestions for selecting the subject of an article to write for publication. His advice is to include information about issues you have solved for your clients, but avoid writing about broad expertise that you know a lot about. Rather he suggests that “by focusing on specific, truly relevant problems, your readers will gain the wisdom of your consulting expertise.”