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.

As this unusual year draws to a close it’s time to make sure you are on track to meet the continuing education (CE) requirements of the U.S. Qualification Standards (USQS) by the end of the year. 

The Social Security Committee published an issue brief on actuarial assumptions used by the Social Security Administration to make projections for and evaluations of Social Security’s financial condition.

The Financial Reporting Committee and Life Financial Reporting Committee submitted comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regarding indexing and modco embedded derivatives.

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