In the March/April issue of Contingencies, the cover story, “Crowdsourcing Medicine,” investigates what happens when more people—even those without medical training—lend a hand with diagnosis and other aspects of medicine.
Volunteer for the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s O*Net Program
As it did five years ago, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has asked for the Academy’s help to update the DOL’s database of occupational requirements to be an actuary. The DOL is looking for Academy members currently living and working as actuary in the United States with five or more years’ experience to participate in providing information that will be used to identify the description of “actuary” for the O*NET Data Collection Program. Read more.
Most of the time, actuaries know which standards of practice apply to their work. Precept 3 of the Code of Professional Conduct requires actuaries to ensure that the actuarial services they perform satisfy applicable standards of practice. (Actuarial Update, February 2020)
Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and Risk Sharing Subcommittee Comments on the Proposed Rule for the 2020 NBPP
Comments of the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and Risk Sharing Subcommittee on the proposed rule for the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP).
This Week: Health ‘Hill Visits’; COI/CE Acknowledgment; Actuaries Climate Index Update; Actuarial Update Released
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.
The February Actuarial Update covers the Health Practice Council volunteers’ annual visit to Capitol Hill in Washington to meet with federal lawmakers and policymakers to discuss key health issues.
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This three-part webinar series from the Academy’s Pension Practice Council focused on the current state of the retirement system where just over half of all American workers are participating in employer-sponsored plans.
Committee Responds to Questions About Reporting Retroactive Reinsurance
The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting sent a comment letter to the NAIC's Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group, responding to questions about their previous comments on the financial reporting of certain retroactive reinsurance transactions.
