Description: The newsletter outlines the book selected for the book club discussion and summarizes the discussions held during the book club meeting.

Description: Learn how to incorporate specific principles of inclusive leadership and how to adjust to the current change occurring in the actuarial science profession.

Description: In a world filled with tweets, ever-breaking news, thousands of TV channels and millions of podcasts, is there any point to toiling away at an article? Or seeking a journal or magazine willing to publish it? It would seem that no one is likely to read about your hard-earned wisdom in this jam-packed world, much less be influenced or educated by it. Yet many of the reasons that have always propelled actuaries and their companies to take the time and trouble to publish an article (or two or more) still ring true today, ensuring that those of us who do make the effort will surely reap business development benefits. The likely competitive edge is just that strong. What competitive edge am I talking about? This article explains four reasons how and why this is so, especially when measured against competitors who would never even bother with this remarkable tactic.

Description: 2023 Next Generation Leaders Summit

Description: A story about a mother/actuary’s journey of discovering her work-life balance through entrepreneurship.

Description: An update on the activities of the JRMS Council.

Description: A description of a new award for outstanding educators in actuarial science.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation. This issue’s case study involved an actuary trying to add to staff, who encounters questionable behavior by a prominent actuarial recruiter. What the actuary actually did is shared after the compiled responses.