Description: In this article, the author exhorts the actuarial community to move toward a more research-oriented culture, much like that which exists in the UK.

Description: This article covers subjects discussed at the 2011 Living To 100 Symposium. Included were the real potential of a material extension of life and economic challenges associated such an occurrence.

Description: This article discusses the shortfalls present in most retirement planning software. Some of these come from the design of the software and some from unsophisticated use of it. In any case, the resources needed for retirement are often understated.

Description: The purpose of the article is to summarize the results and conclusions of the C-1 Risk Task Force Report prepared for the Committee on Valuation and Related Areas. A key question: Is the risk to insurance companies of defaults on junk bonds sufficient to justify increasing required surplus levels?

Description: This article discusses the problems in estimating the prevalence of HIV infection.

Description: Four experts offer their insights into long term care and long term care insurance.

Description: This article provides a summary of the Pension and Employee Benefit Act of 1967 bill S.1103 introduced by Senator Javits of New York. If enacted, it would have far reaching implications.

Description: This article compares various Social Security reform proposals and offers a framework for viewing proposals that provides an analysis of the options on the basis of specific sets of principles and assumptions. From: The Actuary, September 1999 – volume 33 - Issue 7.

Description: The August/September 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: This article gives a brief history of the insurance industry in Switzerland and then describes the actuarial profession there today and tomorrow.