Description: Update on section activities

Description: This article describes a ranking system for early prisoner release. It is intended to describe the framework and strategy needed for mitigating the risk of such programs and optimizing those programs’ outcomes.

Description: A farewell to the contributing editors of The Actuary whose tenure ended in 2010.

Description: An exchange of ideas between David Ingram and Jesse Hobbs about the stages of risk.

Description: Editorial discussing actuaries and social media, specifically Facebook.

Description: This column describes what the SOA is doing for its members and how it plans to better serve them. Here are a few examples of what lies ahead for 2011. • The SOA will begin offering the fellowship exams twice a year. • There will be a content management system put in place at the SOA for the purpose of helping members and candidates more easily find information on our website. • A PD redesign will offer new professional development opportunities in a variety of ways.

Description: In July 2007, Mike McLaughlin, FIA, FSA, MAAA, became one of the first individuals to add a new credential from the Society of Actuaries after his name: CERA. Short for Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst, the CERA is the first new credential from the SOA since it was formed in 1949. While the development of this new international credential was the work of many members over the past few years, McLaughlin was at the helm. From The Actuary Magazine October 2007

Description: Feature article that spotlights the SOA’s Actuarial Marketplace Solutions and Research departments.

Description: Article discussing the SOA’s plans for growth.

Description: This article takes ideas from David Allen, a consultant, executive coach, educator and motivational speaker for methods for stress-free performance, mastering workflow and getting projects under control. He discusses getting organizing, setting priorities and other tips.