Description: The following is a list of recommended readings from the contributing editors that they feel will pique your interest and help keep you informed.

Description: This paper studies the statistical theory underlying minimum surplus required to protect a group insurer from the insurance, or C2, risk. Followed by 2 submitted discussion papers

Description: In this article, the section chair of the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section, ‘EAS,’ addresses the growth of the life actuarial profession. The author notes the significant growth in size of the profession in terms of membership, but cautions that calling us a growing profession on this basis only addresses the supply of actuaries, not the demand. The article then discusses current efforts to address the question of demand, noting that the EAS is in early discussions with other sections and the SOA staff to develop some measure of future demand for actuaries.

Description: In addition to urging members to get involved and mentioning the upcoming section elections, the chairperson of the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section discusses a proposal that would benefit both the big company and the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section 'EAS' members: the author suggests that each large insurance company should designate an actuary as the chief entrepreneurial actuary responsible for acting as a portal for entrepreneurial ideas of an actuarial nature.

Description: Editorial that explores how underlying issues of the economic bubble were actuarial in nature.

Description: The author calls for a re-examination of potential new avenues for growth for the actuarial profession, both in new areas and traditional areas.

Description: In his farewell article, the outgoing chairperson of the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section solicits more ideas regarding how the section can better meet the needs of its members.

Description: Feature article discussing the pros and cons of insurance companies in stretch management, using dreams to set business targets with no idea how to get there.

Description: Description of new regulatory risk disclosure for private fund advisers.

Description: In this article the author suggests a game-changing idea - Require as part of the governance process an “independent risk audit” performed by a CERA.