Description: Emilie Bouchard introduces herself as Canadian Liaison for SOA.

Description: Recap of ICA 2018

Description: Guidelines for entering the speculative fiction contest.

Description: The objective of this statement of principles is to articulate the current understanding of the significant principles that form the scientific framework underlying all areas of actuarial practice. The intended audience includes practicing actuaries, researchers and others, such as representatives of standard-setting organizations. This articulation is not immutable and should be revised if changes arise in our understanding of the key concepts and phenomena relevant to actuarial science, or if a better expression of the ideas is developed. This statement is the culmination of an effort that begin with the October 1991 draft by the SOA Committee on Actuarial Principles entitled “Principles of Actuarial Science. After incorporating numerous comments, that statement was published in Transactions of the Society of Actuaries XLIV, 1992.

Description: This article compares the characteristics of a retained executive search and a contingency search. It also provides guidelines for selecting a retained search firm

Description: This article is a book review of one of 'The Dilbert Principle' books by Scott Adams, offering tongue-in-cheek advice on business and management.

Description: Article addresses how to effectively motivate volunteers.

Description: An article on increasing your confidence.

Description: This article discusses how good posture conveys confidence and this trait is observable among top performers.

Description: This Chairperson's Corner article discusses the SOA becoming the pre-eminent risk management profession. The Chairman's message is that actuaries have the inside track on risk management positions in the insurance industry and have a basis for competing for similar positions in the broader financial services industry.