Description: Apart from their operating environment and the core risks they help others mitigate, organizations are largely impacted by behaviors--particularly those of their policyholders. This session builds on the first session in this series by considering how medical advances might influence policyholders, while also considering how agents/brokers, product design, and the economy can also be influencers. Weigh whether and to what extent behavioral uncertainties have been adequately integrated into the firms' assessments of business performance, both past and future. The presenters will also highlight activities being undertaken by firms to influence behaviors, in part building on the second session in this series by considering these activities through a regulatory lens. This session is for anyone interested in enhancing their understanding of uncertainty due to behavioral factors.

Description: This article discusses the Society of Actuaries Professional Development Committee, ‘PDC,’ formed in 2009, the same year that the SOA's Continuing Professional Development CPD Requirement went into effect. The PDC is responsible for ‘”meeting the diverse development needs of the profession, providing the highest quality learning experiences, ensuring that the program is focused on both current and forward-looking technical and nontechnical content, and making appropriate use of technologies to ensure timely access to relevant and engaging programming.”

Description: The authors share new SOA educational offerings designed to address some critical actuarial skills gaps.

Description: Interviews with actuaries working at nonprofits.

Description: An update on Younger Actuaries Network Events.

Description: A summary of the Annual Meeting session, “Skills Needed to Survive the Recession.”

Description: Join us for an interactive forum to enhance your network with fellow practitioners of in-force management. Share challenges and brainstorm solutions. Plus, learn more about the activities of the Product Development Section's In Force Management subgroup, which supports members in staying connected with fellow attendees beyond the Annual Meeting

Description: This article discusses the Professional Development Committee's responsibilities, the Competency Framework which gives focus to the key skills that drive success, and professional development delivery methods.

Description: Discusses the purpose and charges of the Professional Development Committee.

Description: Opportunities for earning continual professional development (CPD) credit, including meeting sessions, podcasts, e-learning courses and volunteering.