Description: The author encourages actuaries to develop their non-technical skills and notes the activities of the Management and Personal Development Section that can help in that regard.

Description: Interviewing Techniques by Pauline Reimer from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: This article describes the advantages of focusing on outcomes rather than “to-dos” in effective time management.

Description: The author gives advice on how to sell your point of view using two basic concepts: having conviction about the value you are providing and remianing completely detached from the results.

Description: An example of a presentation gone wrong and a discussion of ways it could be improved.

Description: How to create the hooks in your presentations that keep the listener at the level of maximum engagement, and provide interesting jumping off points for further questions. Instead of worrying if you've told people enough, put your attention to always leaving them wanting to know more.

Description: Editor's note summarizing contents of the newsletter and developments within the International Section

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: In this translation of an original article by Oscar E. Velandia, the role of the actuary in the Colombian insurance market place in light of regulatory change is examined. A comparison with the rules from the Solvency II Directive puts the actuarial function into context. In addition, the new financial reporting requirements set forth by IFRS 17 and the involvement of the actuary in finance is described.

Description: This article discusses the differences between insurance direct marketers and actuaries and the similarities on which they can build.