Description: The most important purpose of this open forum is to provide a forum at which interested persons can make specific suggestions about what the research needs of the profession are and how they might most effectively be carried out. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1981, Volume 7, No. 4.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, Orlando. This session discussed the SOA research structure and provided an update on projects and experience studies.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting covers recent legislative and regulatory developments in the U.S. and Canada including the ownership of the surplus in a pension plan, the CIA discipline process, the Department of Labor's DOL's 'safest available annuity provider' rule and tax issues on deferred compensation plans. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3a.

Description: Panelists discuss the trends and future prospects for the employee benefit field, and also the future task for actuaries in keeping up and adding value to this market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 2001 Annual Meeting explores diversity in the work place, understanding diversity and managing it so that differences are valued and respected.

Description: List of workshops and sessions with no written record. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 16, No. 4B.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. In this session senior insurance executives discussed a wide variety of topics including: 1. Image of industry. 2. Technology. 3. Complex competitive environment. 4. Expense and profitability problems. 5. Expansion of government programs. 6.Positioning for potential health insurance reform. 7. Maximizing profitable use of information technology. 8. Downsizing, outsourcing and lean staff. 9. Product focusing and niche marketing. 10. Joint ventures versus mergers. 11. Improving the image of the industry. 12. Managing employee relations in a climate of change. 13. Motivation and empowerment of employees.

Description: 1994 SOA Spring Meeting, Orlando. This session is about the actuary's developing role in regulating insurance worldwide.

Description: The forum will present the results of a recently completed comprehensive survey of employers of actuaries. Topics will include demand for actuaries by both traditional employers and nontraditional employers e.g., investment banks and software firms and the changing pattern of demand since the last survey was conducted six years ago. Implications for future hiring, recruiting, and training will be discussed. From Record of the Society of Actuaries Vol. 15, No. 3A

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session discussed the relevant issues affecting codes of conduct, setting of standards, discipline, education, and accreditation.