Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline
The Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline strengthens the adherence by members of the five U.S.-based actuarial organizations to the recognized standards of ethical and professional conduct.
Primary Functions
- Respond to requests from members of the five participating U.S.-based organizations for guidance regarding professionalism.
- Consider complaints about possible violations of the Code of Professional Conduct (“Code”).
- Investigate apparent violations of the Code and conduct fact-finding hearings, when appropriate.
- Counsel actuaries when appropriate.
- Recommend discipline, when appropriate, to membership organizations. (Membership organizations determine whether to impose discipline, using their own procedures.)
- Conduct educational outreach efforts, which include making oral presentations and writing magazine articles.
Up to Code
This regular column in Contingencies highlights the ABCD’s work and important professionalism issues.
Perspectives from the ABCD—A Show of Hands
March/April 2026 By Nancy BehrensUp to Code—The Classics Perspectives from the ABCD
March/April 2025 By Julia PhilipsUp To Code—The Classics
November/December 2024 By Robert J. RietzUpholding Actuarial Professionalism: Navigating Ethical Challenges
September/October 2024 By April ChoiPrecept 13—A Snitch in Time
July/August 2024 By Edward E. Burrows
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Request A Speaker
Educational presentations at actuarial seminars and clubs, regulators’ meetings, and elsewhere.
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Standards & Code of Conduct
Learn more about the established standards within the actuarial profession.
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The Rules of Procedure
A guide to how the Board handles requests for guidance and complaints about actuarial conduct.
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