Contingencies is the bimonthly magazine of the actuarial profession. Available in print and digital editions; Contingencies‘ circulation includes legislators, regulators, CEOs, and all Academy members. Over the years, Contingencies has published a variety of articles, features, and columns with an international focus, demonstrating the Academy’s wide-ranging reach – across practice areas – on issues vital to the work and professionalism of actuaries everywhere.
Recent international news coverage in Contingencies includes:
Recent international news coverage in Contingencies includes:
2011
- Tainted Shelter: The Dilemma of Defective Drywall
- Risk Adjustment in Health Care Funding
- Lloyd’s – A Business Survival Story
- Mexico’s Road to Solvency II
- Pension Reform in Canada (Tradecraft)
- International Compliance (Up to Code)
- Seismic Resilience
- The Effect of Automatic Balancing on the Extreme Elderly in Japan’s Public Pension System (Workshop)
- The Growth of Takafu
- Japanese Casualty Insurers Show Resilience (Tradecraft)
2010
2009
- Strategic Investment: The Role of Insurance in Emerging-Market Makeovers
- I’m an International Actuary?
- Global Positioning: Expand Your Actuarial Horizons
- Healthcare Reform: Learning from Others—Israel
- The European Cross-Border Market: High Worth, Low Visibility
- Pension Reform in India’s Emerging Economy
- Health Care Reform: Learning from Others—Netherlands
2008
- A Prescription for the Future of Health Care in the United States
- Economic Capital: The Controversy of the Water Cooler
- Over There: Recent European Legal Developments Affecting the Insurance and Reinsurance Industries
- Some Advice on Expanding Your Actuarial Universe
- Actuary without Borders
- Border Corollary: The Effect of Demographics and Migration on the Mexican Pension System
2007
2006
- The Canadian Experience
- A Groundbreaking Agreement on International Accounting
- International Actuarial Standards of Practice
- The Actuary’s New Clothes: A Canadian Perspective on the Financial Economics Debate
2005
- Changes Abroad, Challenges at Home
- Takaful: The Islamic Way of Insurance
- An Actuary in Cairo
- How Do You Define Professionalism: The Canadian Institute of Actuaries Puts the Public Interest First, and Puts It in Writing
- Fundamental Changes: The Morris Review Leads to a Major Restructuring of Actuarial Governance in Britain
2004
2003
2002
- A Market Grows: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Insurance in Russia
- International Accounting Standards: Some Pain, Much Gain for Insurers
2001
- Small World: The Growing Importance of International Actuarial Practice
- Through the Looking Glass: The Emerging Russian Insurance Industry
2000
Actuarial Update is the monthly newsmagazine for Academy members. Featuring in-depth coverage of news and developments in every practice area, Actuarial Update keeps members well informed about the Academy’s work on behalf of the U.S. actuarial profession with international actuarial organizations and initiatives.
Recent international news coverage in Actuarial Update includes:
2011
- October 2011 (page 1/page 10): IAA Releases Draft Model Standard
2010
- June 2010 (page 6): Lehman Checks in after Travels Abroad
2009
- December 2009 (page 6): IASB Seeks Perspectives on Fair Value Questions
- October 2009 (page 1): Fair Value Paper Informs Accounting Projects
- September 2009 (page 1/page 6): Financial Summit Shapes Academy Priorities and Assistant Treasury Secretary Discusses Economy
- August 2009 (page 6): FASB Project Invites Academy Insight
- June 2009 (page 7): Actuaries, Accountants Seek Out Common Ground
- June 2009 (page 4): Preparing for the Future—U.S. Issuers Await International Standards
- May 2009 (page 5): Academy Coordinates Cross-Council Efforts
- May 2009 (page 6): Actuarial Standards across Borders
- March 2009 (page 4): IAA Responds to Global Financial Crisis—Suggested Measures Receive General Academy Support
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