Description: Linda M. Springer, FSA, MAAA, spent more than 25 years in the financial services industry in executive positions responsible for general and financial management and strategic operational planning. Springer is now the eighth director of the United States Office of Personal Management. In this interview, she discusses government life, on–the–job challenges and how her actuarial background has helped her progress in her career.

Description: The objective of this article is to provide an overview of the research mission of the SOA, its inner workings, major efforts, funding and its unique qualities.

Description: Response to Letter to Shiraz Jetha about his article on microfinance and microinsurance.

Description: Editorial on being healthy and living to 100.

Description: December 2008/January 2009-Volume 5 Number 6-Bi-Monthly membership benefit magazine

Description: This is Cecil Bykerk's acceptance speech for the SOA's presidency for 2008-2009 delivered at the 2008 annual meeting. He reviews volunteerism, the education of actuaries, networking and promoting actuarial brand.

Description: This article is an introduction to the topic of mortality projections and their impact on social security systems. The article reviews two life expectancy graphs and overall trends in life expectancy by gender at birth and age 65 in the United States, Canada and the UK.

Description: Index of the January 2007 issue of The Actuarial Practice Forum.

Description: Article in the Expanding Horizons Newsletter, Issue 26, published in April 2003 that announces the winners of the 2002 Halmstad Prize.

Description: A short blurb in the Expanding Horizons newsletter, Issue 26, published in April 2003 that talks about the meeting minutes from the E&R section council meetings. ARC and Spring meetings were discussed.