SOA announces General Insurance track: Your feedback is welcomed
by Bradley M. Smith, 2011-12 SOA President Last week the SOA Board voted to begin offering an exam track in general (property-casualty) insurance in 2013. This move will help fulfill the SOA’s s
Read MoreView Comments (5)Uniting the actuarial profession
By Bradley M. Smith, FSA, MAAA Depending upon your point of view, the actuarial profession is either “blessed” or "burdened” as the country faces societal problems that have substantial actuarial components. These issues include the funding and potential reform of Social Security, Medicare, and healthcare, and the underfunding of public pension plans. (more...)
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Ben Wolzenski offers an overview of the SOA's 2011 Annual Meeting.
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by Lisamarie Lukas, SOA Director of Communications As you may have read in the December/January issue of The Actuary, our University Outreach program continues to grow and has proven to be a valuable way for us to connect with future members of the profession. What we’ve learned is that students really appreciate the opportunity to talk with practicing actuaries – and as a result, we always take at least one featured actuary along with us on our visits. Hearing from one or two actuaries is great, but we want to be able to provide a
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