Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 This session discussed the purpose of the proposed Ambassador Program under development by the Actuary of the Future Section to focus on the nontraditional actuarial practice areas that are expected to play an increasingly significant role within the actuarial profession in the 21st century.

Description: Expanding the demand for actuaries in markets that do not typically employ actuaries.

Description: Accomplishments of the past year and a look at initiatives for the year ahead.

Description: A description of actuaries who also make art.

Description: This paper reviews state and federal regulation of investment advisers as it applies to personal actuaries and advocates action steps.

Description: Article presents a potential role for pension actuaries to help assess the effectiveness of defined contribution plans.

Description: question and look for ways to make improvements on things by making them more efficient and intuitive. Mehmud did not study actuarial science in school. He earned a degree in mathematics and physics while taking courses like Asian history and skeptical thinking. In retrospect, he said, his exposure to a liberal arts education allowed him to view problems with a multifaceted perspective.

Description: A former health actuary, who became a health insurance expert witness, tells about her work, who she deals with, and how she gets business.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. How do we quantify our unique skills and articulate them to nontraditional industries to enhance their awareness of actuaries and the role they can play in these industries? The profession has struggled with developing a strategic marketing plan for expanding actuarial opportunities to nontraditional employers. Part of the struggle centers on clearly defining and articulating the “product” that actuaries have to market. This role play helps clarify this definition.