Editorial: International supplement

Open-access content Tuesday 2nd July 2013 — updated 5.13pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

In our international supplement we have a selection of articles from actuaries across the world. Each article has its own individual discovery, providing a bite-sized view of the challenges of living and working in a ‘foreign’ country.

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Deepak

Editorial

In our international supplement we have a selection of articles from actuaries across the world. Each article has its own individual discovery, providing a bite-sized view of the challenges of living and working in a 'foreign' country. The geographical choice for actuaries appears to be growing as markets develop across the globe. This offers great opportunities for actuaries wanting to broaden their experiences. There is a clear demand for experienced actuaries in developed markets to share best practice in new and developing markets; I am sure the traffic goes in the opposite direction too. While experiencing life abroad may have been difficult a decade ago, it now seems far more accessible.

As I read the last of the printed articles I was eager for more and I'm glad to report that we have a number of others online. I am sure that in years to come there will be a growing number of transfers across the actuarial globe. It really is a small world after all!

Deepak Jobanputra
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