Description: This article discusses the goal of the Society's new Task Force on Banks and Financial Institutions which is how the actuarial role can be extended into financial institutions.

Description: Encourages actuaries to get more involved with the investment aspects of life contingent funds.

Description: Portrait of Craig Raymond, FSA, MAAA, joined The Hartford in 1985 and was elected associate actuary in 1986. After a year at the actuarial consulting firm of Tillinghast/Towers Perrin, he returned to Hartford Life as actuary in the Employee Benefits Division. In 1990, he moved to the Individual Life and Annuities Division and in 1991 was named its actuarial director. He was elected vice president in 1993 and promoted to senior vice president in 1996. From The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2005

Description: Discusses the emerging role of personal actuary.

Description: This article from SOA president David Holland, speaks to the need of the actuarial profession to consistently evolve with the needs of the 21st century.

Description: This article profiles Susan Pantely, an associate actuary for Milliman & Robertson in New York, who also dabbles in acting.

Description: This article presents an interview with Prakash Shimpi about his career and the practice of Enterprise Risk Management [ERM]. Shimpi, FSA, CFA, joined the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin in November 2004 as practice leader with global responsibility for ERM.

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: The goal of the session was to provide actuaries with an overview of the experiences of being an independent actuary and several details to be considered when setting up your own business.