Professionalism: The Role of the ABCD

ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

What does the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline (ABCD) do — and what does it mean for you as a practicing actuary?

Join us for this webinar as we examine the ABCD’s two core functions: providing confidential guidance to actuaries navigating tricky professional situations, and investigating conduct that may fall short of professionalism standards. We’ll also walk through a handful of case studies based on issues brought before the ABCD and take a look at what an actuary should think about when facing a professionalism conundrum.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will:

• Better understand the ABCD inquiry and request for guidance (RFG) processes.
• Better understand what to consider when facing common professionalism issues; and
• Be more comfortable submitting an RFG.

MODERATOR

Tricia Matson, MAAA, FSA
President

SPEAKERS

William Hines, MAAA, FSA
Chairperson, Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline

Shawna Ackerman, MAAA, FCAS
Vice Chairperson, Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline

REGISTRATION

Registration for this webinar is limited to the first 1,000 registrants. Visit our webinar FAQs to learn more about our webinar policies, including group registration.

For more information about this webinar, contact education@actuary.org.

Event Pricing

• Members: $55
• Nonmembers: $110
• Group Registration for Academy Members: $500

Complimentary registration is available to the following cohorts of Academy members. Contact education@actuary.org to request a discount code to register.

• Government regulators
• Academy volunteers who meet both
  • “active” members of an Academy committee, board, subcommittee, task force, or work group; and
  • qualified for either a partial or full dues waiver during 2026.

Contact education@actuary.org to request a discount code to register

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that attendance at this live professionalism webinar constitutes an organized activity as defined under the current Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States, and that attendees may earn up to 1.5 organized and professionalism continuing education (CE) credits for attending this live webinar. 

We also believe in good faith that Enrolled Actuaries may earn up to 1.5 continuing professional education (CPE) ethics credits under the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) rules for attending this live webinar. However, the JBEA ultimately determines what constitutes core, non-core, ethics, or non-ethics continuing education and the number of CPE credit hours allocated to same for Enrolled Actuaries. All EAs who want to receive a Certificate of Attendance must be registered either as an individual attendee or listed as part of a group registration and must submit their request within two business days of the event. You are required to attest to your actual attendance for the full webinar to receive full JBEA credit, regardless of whether you registered as an individual or as part of a group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Registration for this webinar is limited to the first 1,000 registrants. Visit our webinar FAQs to learn more about our webinar policies, including group registration. For more information about this webinar, contact education@actuary.org.