Description: The international presence of SOA-designated actuaries is on the increase, and the International Section will be aligning many of its activities to complement those of the SOA’s International Committee while continuing current successful activities and initiatives.

Description: A recap of the 2013 Association of Consulting Actuaries annual members’ conference.

Description: An update on recent activities of the International Section, including professional development offerings and partnerships.

Description: The World Bank visited Argentina with the objective of starting technical assistance to the insurance regulatory body Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nación (SSN).

Description: An interview with Prof. Johnny Li of University of Waterloo, which touches upon the subjects of longevity, mortality projections, international collaboration and the Living to 100 Symposium. Longevity is a topic in which scientific research and collaboration successfully spans many countries, which is desirable because the implications of ever increasing life spans is of global importance.

Description: In the winning article in the International Section’s annual country feature article competition, the author recounts his experience of living in Zurich, Switzerland, and compares U.S. and Swiss cultural influences on health care.

Description: Debriefing of activities at the Third African Actuarial Congress held on April 2013 in Lomé, Togo, and brief description of the status of the actuarial profession in a few Western African countries..

Description: A summary of the 17th East Asian Actuarial Conference (EAAC) held in Singapore in October 2013.

Description: this article discusses the differences between International Pension Plans and Pan European Plans and when it is appropriate to use each

Description: Editor's Note for May 2014 issue.