Readers’ Choices: Recommended Readings

Dear Editor:

I heartily recommend that CAS members and students read the novel Cyberbug by Michael Cowell, FSA, available from the Society of Actuaries for $10 (call them at 847/706-3526). The novel follows the life and career of a non-life actuary into the 21st century and makes some interesting predictions about insurance systems and the world decades from now.

Jerry Tuttle, FCAS

 

Dear Editor:

The Investment Section newsletter of the Society of Actuaries would be of interest to many CAS members. The Society of Actuaries’ Sections are organized by people with specific special interests. One important area of section activity is the publication of a newsletter two to four times a year. The Investment Section newsletter is targeted at member actuaries who have a strong interest in investments.

Articles focus on areas of interest to actuaries, such as portfolio management or asset/liability management. There is less attention to topics such as security selection. The articles are generally written by actuaries on a volunteer basis.

Of course, not all articles appeal to all actuaries. Having been a reader for many years, I believe that many of the articles would appeal to casualty actuaries interested in investment issues. They are written in a style and at a level that most actuaries would find clear and concise.

The cost of the newsletter is small-$10 a year. Subscriptions to it can be obtained by writing to the Society of Actuaries at 475 North Martingale Road, Suite 800, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-2226.

Bruce D. Moore, FCAS