Description: An article from The Actuary that highlights the strategic importance of inter-company mortality studies. Broad-based mortality studies form the backbone of the life actuarial profession. However, few companies have sufficient exposure or deaths to construct their own mortality table. Even is some large companies have enough data, there is still a vast majority of companies that do not. Historically, the void has been filled by means of inter-company studies.

Description: MacGinnitie discusses how retirement may change in the 21st century. First, he discusses what forces are shaping current retirement trends and what might happen to redefine retirement in the 21st century. He then examines what this might mean for private pension systems, and how actuaries can adapt.

Description: This article is based on a presentation made by the author at the Annual Meeting of the Actuarial Society of New York in September 2004. The example of the position inventory and complementary skills acquired is from the author's own professional experience. From The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2005

Description: This article is an interview with Laura Bennett, FSA, CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance. Her company provides one–of–a–kind pet insurance. The Actuary recently asked Bennett some questions about her unusual use of actuarial training.

Description: Discusses potential implications of increasing life spans in many areas.

Description: The Society's vision is for actuaries to be recognized as the leading professionals in the modeling and management of financial risk and contingent events. To that end, this column will regularly update members on the latest initiatives underway aimed at helping us realize this vision.

Description: This article is to update members on the latest initiatives underway aimed at helping realize the vision through the SOA strategic plan.

Description: SOA 2007 Election

Description: The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA) jointly published key findings from the 18th Annual Emerging Risk Survey. The online questionnaires ask risk managers to rank current and emerging risks, and researchers have tracked the responses over the years to identify trends. In the latest survey, the top emerging risks are climate risks, disruptive technology and geopolitical instability.

Description: View the archived FSA syllabi from Spring 2025, along with any relevant updates.