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MEMBERSHIP

Member Input Essential—Start Today: Survey Closes July 28

The Academy’s annual Member Value Survey is underway—if you haven’t taken it yet, there’s still time to do so before it closes on July 28. The Academy values your input as it helps us better serve you, the over 20,000 MAAAs, and the broader U.S. actuarial profession.

How to Take the Survey:

The survey takes about 20 minutes, and you can save your progress and return to it later.
Please check your email for your unique survey link or log in to your member account to access it. The link is personalized for you and should not be shared.

If you have questions or need additional information about the survey, please contact the Academy’s membership department (membership@actuary.org).

Go a Step Further: Volunteer for a Member Focus Group—If you’re interested in sharing more about our work and your experience as an Academy member, consider participating in an upcoming virtual focus group. Each session is approximately 60 minutes and requires no preparation.

Chief actuaries – Sign up here.
Early-career actuaries (first actuarial designation within the last 10 years) – Sign up here.
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PUBLIC POLICY

Actuarially Sound: Comment Letters—A Key Channel to Inform Policymakers

In this age of technology, the Academy uses an old-fashioned but effective method, the comment letter, to communicate with federal and state authorities about important policy matters. The latest Actuarially Sound blog explains this deliberate method of formally sharing the profession’s insights as part of the Academy’s public policy mission, grounded in providing an objective and balanced actuarial perspective.

Public Policy in Action

The Annuity Reserves and Capital Subcommittee sent a comment letter to NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force VM-22 Subgroup on the Chair Exposure of VM-22 Retrospective Application.

Resource Center—Visit the online Resource Center to stay on top of the latest Academy news and activity.

EDUCATION & EVENTS

Earn CE Next Week: Webinar to Explore Growing Use of AI/ML

Join the Academy for a July 24 webinar, Analysis of NAIC AI/Machine Learning Surveys, offering an in-depth exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are shaping the insurance industry. Experts will explain the latest findings from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) surveys, which examine the growing use of AI and ML across the home, auto, health, and life insurance sectors. USQS CE will be available. Register now.

Save the Date—Sept. 18 Retirement Symposium in Washington

Planning is underway for a September retirement symposium, “Actuarial Perspectives and Solutions for Strengthening the U.S. Retirement System,” which will be held in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18. This symposium aims to bring together federal policymakers, retirement experts, and actuaries to discuss and share perspectives on strengthening the U.S. retirement system through actionable solutions that improve retirement outcomes for Americans. Look for more information coming soon.

Early Registration Deadline Approaching for LHQ Seminar

There is less than two weeks left to secure early registration rates for the 2025 Life and Health Qualifications Seminar, Nov. 17–20 in Arlington, Va. Featuring a new dual-track format this year, this seminar is considered to be the best way to get basic education or relevant continuing education credit necessary to qualify to issue actuarial opinions for either the NAIC Life and Accident & Health (A&H) Annual Statement or the NAIC Health Annual Statement. Join us this November—register by July 31 and save $200.

OUTREACH & NEWS

Academy in the News

The Wall Street Journal quoted Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello on adverse selection concerns in a story about insurers’ proposed 2026 Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium rate increases.
Uccello spoke to the impacts of prospective risk pool deterioration in ACA markets in a subscriber-only Politico Pro story on emerging challenges facing health insurers.
Kiplinger cited speaker comments from the Academy’s July 1 webinar on the Social Security Trustees Report in a story on early retirement benefit claiming. A recording of the webinar is available to members on-demand in Academy Learning.

EVENTS CALENDAR

July 24	Analysis of NAIC AI/Machine Learning Surveys (webinar)
Aug. 5	2026 Health Insurance Premiums in Focus: Policy Changes and Impacts on Market Stability (webinar)
Sept. 5	COQ, ASB, ABCD: The Professionalism Trifecta (professionalism webinar)
Sept. 8–10	Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar; Philadelphia (sponsored jointly with CAS; early discounts and special Academy & CAS rates available)
Sept. 18	Actuarial Perspectives and Solutions for Strengthening the U.S. Retirement System; Washington, D.C. (registration opening soon)
Nov. 17–20	Life and Health Qualifications Seminar; Arlington, Va. (early discounts available)
Dec. 8–9	Seminar on Effective P/C Loss Reserve Opinions; Salt Lake City (early discounts available)

Visit the Events Calendar for a complete listing of Academy events.

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