Description: In this article, Society of Actuaries President, Donald J. Segal, discusses two topics: the importance of voting for a bylaws change that streamlines the U.S. actuarial profession’s disciplinary process, and what the SOA is doing to better serve actuarial clubs.

Description: Court is in session and you are the jury! Follow along as challenging aspects of actuarial professionalism are explored in a court-like setting. Deliberate based on what you already know from your own experience as well as what you learn in this session, and then deliver your verdict accordingly. Who says learning about actuarial professionalism can't also be fun?

Description: Determination of the Joint Disciplinary Council (JDC) Disciplinary Panel

Description: The February/March 2016 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation involving a business decision. This issue’s case study involved a recently promoted chief actuary receiving pressure to make a downward reserve adjustment at year end.

Description: AHIP commissioned the Menges Group to write this white paper on key pressures in the budgetary environment that stress the actuarial soundness of Medicaid rates. Though written by non-actuaries, this white paper thoroughly describes key professionalism topics that face Medicaid actuaries in their daily work.

Description: Notes on the IAA meeting that took place in D.C. in May

Description: The author describes what he thinks actuaries’ responsibilities to the public are.