Letters: Steve Wilson

May I suggest we try to reduce, or even eliminate, articles that discuss and emphasise the actuary caricature such as the ‘rotating underwear’ debate (Letters, Jan/Feb 2008).
Perhaps the magazine needs to form part of a more ‘strategic’ effort to promote actuaries as both professionals and as commercially minded business people that are engaged in matters of significance?
There is a need and opportunity for actuaries across Europe to position more strongly the role of the actuary in many areas ranging from risk and capital management to customer-facing areas such as product design and portfolio management.
Such positioning needs to be supported by a strong image, and I would discourage ‘nerdy’ or ‘quirky’ articles that reinforce stereotypical views.
Steve Wilson
31 January 2008

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