Description: Discusses a seminar that was run jointly under the auspices of the International Actuarial Association and the Groupe Consultatif in Europe. The theme was entitled “educating actuaries with a business orientation,” and the seminar covered skills that employers look for in actuaries and how business skills could be acquired.

Description: Notes about the 4-day training seminar sponsored by SOA (LAC Committee), CAS and the Colombian Actuarial Association, held in Bogotá, Colombia, in May 2018.

Description: Highlights the introductions of eight new ambassadors.

Description: This article is based on a presentation on the Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives of the International Actuarial Association IAA the author gave during the opening of the recent International Congress of Actuaries in Cape Town.

Description: Listing of announcements that are of interest to the section members.

Description: Lessons learned over the past ten years of being an ex-patriat.

Description: A status report on the Society of Actuaries' Ambassador Program as of the end of 1999

Description: Part 2 of a discussion of the Chinese life insurance market with an emphasis on regulatory, investment, tax, and professional development issues.

Description: Currently the Egyptian insurance sector consists of 22 companies, and insurance premiums have been growing rapidly as awareness has improved. The Egyptian market is still suffering from a shortage in the number of actuaries.

Description: A first time conference attendee describes her experience.