Description: Column describes results of retirement needs survey and summarizes upcoming or new educational opportunities and highlights actuaries in the news.

Description: Column discussing recent events at the Society of Actuaries and actuaries in the news. New operational risk management report and project for retirement planning software

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: The author suggests that the actuarial profession is a gold standard for other professions and that getting the next generation of actuaries involved early seems critical to ensuring the actuarial profession retains the title of the 'best job in America' for years to come. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Description: Article discussing the SOA’s current programs and initiatives.

Description: Column describing the SOA’s recent efforts in international outreach.

Description: Article highlighting the activities of the SOA for its members.

Description: The mission of the Education and Research E&R Section is described. The next two Actiarial Research Conferences are detailed. The pension section briefly discusses the decline of defined benefit pension plans.

Description: Column describing what the SOA is doing for its members and discussing some of the annual meeting highlights.