Description: Letter from the SOA president discussing a joint regional seminar in Asia, CERA global credential and more.

Description: This editorial discusses how current actuaries can help those who are coming into the profession facing economic circumstances that differ materially from those of prior generations.

Description: This article is about the opportunity for plagiarism in e-learning courses and what the Society of Actuaries is doing to detect and discipline such conduct.

Description: Two responses to 'Predictive Modeling with Consumer Data' article in the Oct/Nov 2011 issue of The Actuary are critical of the proposal for using consumer data as a health insurance marketing tool.

Description: This article gives a brief description of the 2011 SOA Annual Meeting held in Chicago. Also shown are briefs about the actuarial profession in the news.

Description: Several years into the Risk Based Examination process, the NAIC now is working to augment that process with a significant new risk related regulation requirement for U.S. insurers. This article explores ORSA, or Own Risk and Solvency Assessment.

Description: The SOA competency framework is designed to reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that actuaries need to be valued and successful. The competency framework is foundational to the SOA professional development curriculum. This article explores that framework and how to use the self-assessment tool.

Description: A brief review of reading recommendations from the The Actuary’s contributing editors: 1. IFRS Exposure Draft on Insurance Contracts. 2. The Nuts and Bolts of Credit Scores. 3. Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - How American Healthcare Killed My Father, 4. New Basel III Rules are Announced. 5. Is Law School a Losing Game?

Description: Insurance accounting is in the midst of significant changes, many of which were proposed during a time of severe economic uncertainty. Given the concern about these regulations by many insurance finance executives, it is time for a re-examination of the capabilities of the financial reporting function. For insurers, actuarial components are a critical part of the financial reports, and so actuaries can be expected to play a critical role in moving the overall financial and regulatory reporting function forward. In fact, the financial and regulatory reporting function in an insurance company cannot advance significantly without actuarial expertise. This article explains how actuaries are therefore in the position of being able to help drive the evolution of a company’s finance function.

Description: Feature article discussing the importance of business connections when trying to get a board position.