As you progress through your career, you may be asked to provide actuarial services for new products, using new technologies or methods, and even in new areas of practice. How do you know if you are qualified to perform such work? The actuarial professionalism structure can help you determine whether you are qualified. (August 31, 2021)
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy’s end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week’s worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (October 01, 2021)
The September Actuarial Update covers the two bestselling authors who will give plenary-session addresses at the Academy’s Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum, which will be held Nov. 4–5 in Washington, D.C., as a hybrid event. They are Robert Costa—co-author of the current No. 1 bestseller Peril, who will speak at the opening plenary session for in-person attendees, and Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, who will keynote the professionalism plenary for both in-person and virtually connected attendees. Also in the issue, Bill Michalisin takes the helm as the Academy’s new executive director; the Magic School Bus book is again available for order; health and pension issue briefs address the federal government’s recently released trustees’ reports on Medicare and Social Security; the Academy presented its scalars research at the Virtual Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar and Workshops; and the “Professionalism Counts” column discusses the Applicability Guidelines. (September 30, 2021)
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy’s end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week’s worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (September 24, 2021)
In a letter to members of the Academy, Academy President Tom Campbell announced the appointment of William “Bill” Michalisin, CAE, CIA, as the Academy’s Executive Director. Bill is a highly qualified and experienced professional and association leader and starts in the position on Sept. 27, 2021. Read the news release. (September 23, 2021)
The Summer Life Perspectives previewed this month’s life policy webinar and life practice breakout sessions at the Academy’s Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum. Also in the issue, a wrap of the June PBR Boot Camp and a preview of the PBR Boot Camp mini-seminar to be held next month; coverage of a life webinar on the effects of COVID-19; and recent state and federal legislative and regulatory activity. (September 21, 2021)
The Pension Committee submitted comments in response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) June 2021 solicitation of stakeholder feedback on its future standard-setting agenda. (September 22, 2021)
The Medical Professional Liability Committee released an issue brief on medical professional liability considerations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic related to changes in health care delivery, the regulatory environment, and coverage and exposure consideration. (September 22, 2021)
The Social Security Committee released an issue brief focusing on implications of COVID-19 reflected in the annual Trustees Reports from 2020 and 2021. (September 20, 2021)
The Social Security Committee released an issue brief on the 2021 Social Security Trustees Report examining the social insurance program’s long-term solvency issues. (September 20, 2021)
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy’s end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week’s worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (September 17, 2021)
The Health Care Delivery Committee and its Telehealth Work Group submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on CMS’ proposed rule on Medicare, payment policies, and enrollment regulation updates. (September 13, 2021)
Academy President-Elect Maryellen Coggins and Steve Jackson, assistant director for research (public policy), presented Sept. 13 at the Virtual Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar and Workshops (CLRS), on the Academy’s scalars research paper. The CLRS is sponsored jointly by the Academy and the Casualty Actuarial Society. (September 17, 2021)
The Health Equity Work Group (HEWG) released a discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Provider Contracting and Network Development. This discussion brief is part of a series developed by the HEWG to provide more context on issues raised in the initial discussion brief, Health Equity from an Actuarial Perspective: Questions to Explore. (September 16, 2021)
Co-author of "Peril" and national political reporter Robert Costa will speak at the Nov. 4 opening plenary session for in-person meeting attendees only. Costa, the former moderator of "Washington Week" on PBS, will discuss his book and current events in Washington. Register now. (September 15, 2021)
