This Week, September 9, 2011

Member Emails

• The Academy Public Interest Committee invited members from all practice areas to comment on the recently exposed advocacy statement in the public interest on the importance of lifetime income. To read the proposed statement, log in to the Academy website and look for "Proposed Lifetime Income Statement" at the top of your welcome page. Comments should be submitted to publicinterest@actuary.org by the close of business Sept. 16, 2011.

Media Coverage

• Back-up Plans for the Individual Mandate?
  Kaiser Health News, Sept. 6, 2011
  Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello provided a list of policy options to strengthen the individual health insurance coverage mandate contained within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Upcoming Events

• Early bird registration ends TODAY for the Nov. 7–10 Life and Health Qualifications Seminar. Register now and save $100. This seminar is the primary source of instruction for actuaries who wish to be qualified to issue actuarial opinions for either the NAIC Life and A&H Annual Statement or the NAIC Health Annual Statement. It is also a great way for actuaries to earn up to 27.3 CE credits—including the 15 hours of continuing education required under Section 3 of the U.S. qualification standards related to the NAIC life and health annual statement opinions.
• Don't miss out on the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the principle-based approach (PBA) implementation challenges and how PBA will affect the valuation process. The Sept. 14 seminar, Preparing for Change under PBA for Life Products: Life Company Reserves and Capital, is being held at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Florida. Register now!
• In these uncertain economic times, the Code of Professional Conduct is more important than ever. The Sept. 21 professionalism webinar will provide both a primer and a refresher course on what the code means to you as a practicing actuary. During the 90-minute webinar, Council on Professionalism members Kevin Dyke and Karen Smith, and Academy Assistant General Counsel Sheila J. Kalkunte, will discuss the code's precepts, what constitutes a violation, and answer questions from participants. Register now for the Code of Professional Conduct webinar.
• Keep up to date on regulations and standards applicable to drafting loss reserve opinions by attending the 2011 P/C Effective Loss Reserve Opinion Seminar: Tools for the Appointed Actuary. The seminar—which is being held Nov. 16–17 at the Hilton Baltimore (BWI)—will address a variety of topics, including accepting an opinion assignment, documentation, point estimates, and risk of material adverse deviation. Early registration closes Oct. 17.

Note: Some links in this e-mail go to external websites and may require registration. The Academy is not responsible for the content of these websites. Links may expire.