Ensuring America’s Financial Security with Objectivity and Accuracy
We are the American Academy of Actuaries, a professional association of 20,000 members dedicated to serving the public and advancing the U.S. actuarial profession. Our members—consultants, corporate leaders, regulators, academics, and more—apply their expertise across diverse fields such as pensions, insurance, financial reporting, and risk management.
We provide leadership and objective actuarial advice to policymakers at all levels, helping to address critical issues of risk and financial security. By setting qualification and professionalism standards, we uphold the integrity and high ethical standards of U.S. credentialed actuaries.
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Explore essential resources and activities designed to help you sharpen your skills and strengthen your practice.
Actuaries Longevity Illustrator
The Actuaries Longevity Illustrator provides personalized insights into your potential lifespan, helping you make financial choices to ensure you don’t outlive your savings.
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Academy Social Security Challenge
Explore real-world reform ideas and test your problem-solving skills. Engage with different perspectives, create your own reform approach, and measure its impact on solvency.
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Economic Scenario Generators
The American Academy of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries (SOA) have joined resources to manage the economic scenario generators used in regulatory reserve and capital calculations.
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Policy Forum
Explore resources aimed at helping policymakers, the public, and others better understand the underlying issues and perspectives that may help lead us to better policy solutions for key issues.
Learn MoreWe serve actuaries so they can serve our most important American institutions
Professionalism
The Academy fosters professionalism through its boards and committees, ensuring competency, integrity, objectivity, and public service for sound actuarial judgment, benefiting both the profession and the public.
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The Academy leverages public policy initiatives to apply actuarial principles to critical and emerging issues. It provides impartial expertise to decision-makers across various levels and champions the profession’s engagement in diverse fields.
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The Academy supports actuaries in fulfilling their U.S. Qualification Standards for Continuing Education with webinars, seminars, and other learning opportunities. Additionally, it provides resources to help members network
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