Description: 1999 SOA Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Senior executives in various financial services companies discussed the future of financial services and the role the actuary can play.

Description: This session is about the statement of general philosophy, long range and short range objectives, and external forces. From the 1977 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 3, No. 1.

Description: This 1977 panel discussion focused on state versus federal regulation of insurance. Topics included: 1. Current activity in elimination of McCarran Act 2. Industry attitude toward Federal regulation 3. Cost of state regulation 4. Impact on actuaries of a Federal structure

Description: Discusses the current status of the valuation actuary concept and regulatory requirements. Also includes historical development of the valuation actuary movement. From the 1987 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 13, No. 3.

Description: In this article, the incoming president of the SOA article discusses the centennial year of the profession in North America, our accomplishments and the challenges we face.

Description: Presented at October 1985 Annual Meeting. This session discussion talks about what will separate the winners from the losers in our business in the future and briefly about what might affect product development actuaries.

Description: This is the presidential address at the 1989 SOA Annual Meeting by departing SOA president, Ian M. Rolland. He discusses the strengths of the actuarial profession and professional development needs for the future.

Description: The gala Centennial Celebration June 12-I4 in Washington, D.C., will mark a century of challenge, growth, and achievement for the actuarial profession in North America. At this landmark meeting, we will take a thoughtful look at our profession's past and make some exciting projections into our future. Sponsoring organizations are the American Academy of Actuaries, Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Casualty Actuarial Society, Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice, and Society of Actuaries.

Description: In this session executives of three insurance companies offer their views of operating their companies under three different scenarios: 1. A high-inflation scenario. 2. An incentive and investment government policy scenario. 3. A social democracy government policy scenario.

Description: Discussion of managing the organizational changes into the 21st century Includes the following topic: 1. Consolidation 2.Business moving out of the U.S. and Canada 3. Managing the remainder of the business 4. Outsourcing 5. Lean staff 6. Joint ventures 7. Downsizing 8. Product focusing.