Describes a simulated model office to replicate various insurance occupations set up in Greenfield High School, Wisconsin. Local insurance agents and students from other disciplines, such as distributive education, are involved in the simulation. The training is applicable to other business office positions, as it models not only an insurance…

This personal account of how the author became a top executive in her job as an actuary includes a discussion of the educational and personal qualifications needed for the job. She notes that success in any job requires a good education, hard work, and a good attitude, and that one should determine if the level of attainment aspired to is…