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.

2018

• International Corner: Insights from Worldwide Health Care Systems—Africa/Middle East
• International Corner: Insights from Worldwide Health Care Systems—Asia/Pacific
• International Corner: Insights from Worldwide Health Care Systems—Central and South America

 
2017

• International Corner: Insights From Worldwide Health Care Systems—North America
• Insights from Worldwide Health Care Systems: An Introduction
• The Future Is Here: How Telehealth Will Transform the Industry

2016

• President’s Message: When My Work Crosses the Border

2015

• Commentary: Applying Actuarial Skills to Nonprofit Work
• End Paper: Walk, Walk, Walk
• End-of-Life Care in an Aging World: A Global Perspective
• Look to the North for a Better Approach to Financing Social Security

2014

• Sweet Surrender: How Seven Countries Are Seeking to Curb the High Cost of Diabetes

2012

• Behavior Management: A Look at Wellness Programs Worldwide
• Solvency II: An Update for U.S. Practitioners

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

• Making the Most of a Principle-Based System Health Care Reform: Learning from Others—Germany

 
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

• Reverse Image: Australian vs. U.S. Fiscal Policy

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

• The Global Actuary

2003

• All the Actuaries in China: The Emergence of a Profession
• Six Degrees of Separation

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

• Beware the Defined Contribution Plan
• Securitization in Canada

 

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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.

2019

 

• September: Academy Welcomes Carmen Suro-Bredie as Senior International Advisor
• August: Academy Moves Forward Representing the U.S. Profession Internationally
• July: Academy Adopts New International Strategy
• May: Representing the U.S. Profession Globally
• February: Academy Deepens International Focus With Election of Wildsmith to Board
• January: Academy Representatives Attend Canada’s Actuarial Students’ National Association Meeting

2018

• November: Australian Institute Launches Climate Index
• August: IFRS 17 Seminar Covers Long-Duration Contracts
• July: Academy Representatives Attend IABA Annual Meeting
• June: Academy Represents U.S. Profession in Berlin
• February: Bykerk Presents on Professionalism at Israeli Actuaries Meeting
• January: Academy-CIA Series Kicks Off With Webinar Outlining Groups’ Roles in U.S., Canada
• January: NAAC Meets in Mexico

2017

• December 2017 (page 1): Academy, Canadian Institute of Actuaries to Co-Sponsor Webinars Beginning in January
• October 2017 (page 3): Academy Leaders Give Presentations at IAA Meeting
• October 2017 (page 12): Webinar, Report Highlights Retirement Issues in the U.S., U.K., and Australia
• August 2017 (page 11): Webinar Looks at Insurance Capital Standards
• June 2017 (page 4): Webinar Covers Issues Surrounding Global Pandemic Risk
• April 2017 (page 3): Representing the U.S. Professional Globally at IAA Meeting
• March 2017 (page 9): Health Webinar Looks at LTC in U.S., Germany

2016

• November 2016 (page 2): Academy Representatives Attend IAA Meeting in South Africa
• October 2016 (page 2): North American Actuarial Organizations Sign Cross-Border Discipline Agreement
• October 2016 (page 8): Global Health Webinar Looks at France, United Kingdom
• October 2016 (page 11): Solvency Committee Submits Comments to IAIS, NAIC
• September 2016 (page 3): Representing the U.S. Professional Globally​
• August 2016 (page 7): Global Health Care Webinar Looks at Taiwan, Hong Kong
• July 2016 (page 6): COPR Releases Paper on Professional Standards in International Practice
• July 2016 (page 8): COPLFR Offers Suggestions on NAIC Instructions for International Insurers
• May 2016 (page 2): Academy Representatives Address Education Syllabus at IAA Meeting
• March 2016 (page 4): IAA Event to Feature Academy President Tom Wildsmith
• January 2016 (page 6): Webinar Focuses on International Health Care Options

2015

• November 2015 (page 8): International Health Care Webinar Looks at Canada, Chile
• November 2015 (page 8): New Issue Brief Surveys LTC Reform Across Seven Countries
• September 2015 (page 2): Representing the U.S. Actuarial Profession Globally
• September 2015 (page 4): International Health Care Webinar Draws Global Interest
• August 2015 (page 8): Solvency Committee Webinar Looks at Insurance Capital Standards
• July 2015 (page 3): New Issue Brief Looks at International Wellness Programs
• June 2015 (page 3): Representing the U.S. Profession Internationally
• May 2015 (page 2): Representing the U.S. Profession Internationally
• May 2015 (page 5): Capitol Forum Webinar Dives In to the World of International Insurance Standard Setting
• April 2015 (page 3): Exploring Global Health Care Cost Drivers: South Africa and the United States
• February 2015 (page 5): Academy Kicks Off New Webinar Series on Global Health Care Costs
• February 2015 (page 11): Answering IAIS Questions on Global Capital Standards

2014

• December 2014 (page 2): Living Abroad
• December 2014 (page 2): Member Reflects on Speech to China Association of Actuaries Meeting
• August 2014 (page 8): Curbing the High Cost of Diabetes
• August 2014 (page 10): Solvency Committee Comments on International Capital Requirements
• June 2014 (page 9): Top Priorities in International Insurance Legislation
• May 2014 (page 10): Update on International Standards of Practice
• April 2014 (page 5): Academy Teaches About International Diabetes Programs at ICA
• March 2014 (page 10): SSA Commissioner Gives U.S. News in Talk to International Actuaries
• January 2014 (page 9): Academy Comments to IAA on Basic Capital Requirements

2012

• September 2012 (page 8): Risk-Sharing Needed in Global Reinsurance Market
• July 2012 (page 8): Prizes to Be Awarded for Best ICA 2014 Papers and Presentations
• February 2012 (page 2): ICA Calls for Papers

2011

• December 2011 (page 4): Cross-Border Professionalism

• 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