Description: Article discussion information to included in an engagement letter and suggestions on how to negotiate them with clients.

Description: An introduction to the SOA Education Committee and summary of exam process.

Description: Column highlighting education committee volunteers and the benefits of volunteering.

Description: Article presents five steps to consider when thinking of selling your practice.

Description: Letter from the SOA president about lifelong learning, competency framework and advancing knowledge.

Description: Presidential address about changes in the actuarial world.

Description: This article is the result of the Leadership & Development book club on Dare Lead. The article talks about major themes in the book and relates them to other podcasts and authors thought on those themes.

Description: Article presents the basic terminology and theory of attribution theory, the theory explaining the causes that people attribute their successes and failures to. The article reviews i) typical attributions(e.g. effort, luck), ii) dimensions of attribution (controllability, stability), iii) useful and non-useful attributions, and iv) attribution retraining and v) other aspects of the theory (such as accompanying emotions)

Description: Nobody is perfect, and actuaries are no exception. At some point, every actuary is bound to make a big mistake. These kinds of mistakes can have a significant impact on an actuary's reputation — whether that impact is positive or negative depends in large part on the way someone investigates, communicates, and resolves errors they uncover. By approaching mistakes with transparency and honesty, these big mistakes can actually enhance credibility and reputation, rather than harm it.