Description: John Naisbitt, in Megatrends, defined a megatrend as a general shift in thinking or approach affecting countries, industries and organizations. This article challenges actuaries to consider off-the-charts factors within their risk maps and consider their potential impact.

Description: This article describes how the SOA worked with the American Academy of Actuaries to ensure lessons learned from the financial crisis were shared with congress. Also covered were the movement to virtual sessions at SOA meetings and the project to combine the Life Spring Meeting and the Product Development Symposium.

Description: Graph of Medicare Prepaid Contracts

Description: This table is an analysis of engagement among adults age 55 and older. Engagement is defined as time spent in paid work, formal volunteering informal volunteering and caregiving activities.

Description: Editorial discussing the tumultuous insurance industry and current financial crisis.

Description: Feature article describing the need and reasoning for the new SOA Section, Social Insurance and Public Finance.

Description: SOA Board approves code of conduct for candidates.

Description: This article examines the dynamic environment of the health care system in the United States and the challenges facing the health actuary.

Description: This editorial notes how change is constant in the world around us and that the SOA has adopted a theme of change. Articles in this issue of The Actuary, which are all related to change, are summarized.

Description: This is a review of 'Restructuring Retirement Risks,' a collection of papers that examines retirement risks, edited by David Blitzstein, Olivia Mitchell, and Stephen Utkus. The papers, which are a must–read for serious students of retirement systems and a good introduction for those not as familiar with the issues, explore the stresses being placed on those systems and ever–increasing uncertainty as Baby Boomers begin to move into retirement.