Actuarial Update, November 2020
The November Actuarial Update covers the Academy’s successful Annual Meeting and Policy Forum, held as a virtual event near the end of a momentous year. Stories include Tom Campbell becoming the Academy’s new president; plenary sessions that covered topics such as race and insurance, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, political and historical analysis of this year’s elections, and the importance of professionalism in a time of uncertainty; and breakout sessions in the casualty, health, life, and pension practice areas. Also in the issue: at the meeting and forum, the Academy bestowed its annual service awards; the Academy hosted a successful Life and Health Qualifications Seminar, also held as a virtual event; a December professionalism webinar will cover actuarial communications; pension webinars on COVID-19 and capital markets are set for December; and the “Professionalism Counts” column is “Winter Is Coming … Have You Completed Your CE?”