The Pension Committee (PC) submitted a comment letter to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on the proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice (ASOP), Setting Assumptions.

Wondering which actuarial standard of practice (ASOP) applies to a particular situation? Check the Applicability Guidelines, published by the Academy’s Council on Professionalism, which can help actuaries determine which ASOP applies to the task at hand, including those that apply to every assignment. (Actuarial Update, April 2017)

In the May/June issue of Contingencies, the cover story, “Outer Space for All,” looks at what risks individuals will bear in a new era of commercial spaceflight.

The April Actuarial Update covers the nomination of Shawna Ackerman to be the Academy’s next president-elect, the Casualty Practice Council’s new flood monograph, Academy representation at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Spring 2017 National Meeting and the International Actuarial Association Meeting, the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, and a previ

It’s time once again to nominate a deserving colleague or respected mentor for one of the Academy’s prestigious annual awards, either for public service or for a lifetime of service to the actuarial profession and the Academy, as described below.

In a four-part series in Contingencies, Academy President Tom Wildsmith examines the infrastructure of actuarial professionalism and how the Academy is instrumental in supporting that infrastructure and the U.S. actuarial profession.

In a four-part series in Contingencies, Academy President Tom Wildsmith examines the infrastructure of actuarial professionalism and how the Academy is instrumental in supporting that infrastructure and the U.S. actuarial profession.

The ERM/ORSA Committee submitted comments to the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) on its Se