The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) appointed Alicia Rollo to be its next executive director, effective July 1. Rollo has been with the CIA for more than 15 years, most recently as its Director of Education and International Affairs.
DSAC Presents on Data Bias at Cincinnati Actuarial Club
Data Science and Analytics Committee (DSAC) member Alex Esche presented “An Actuarial View of Data Bias: Definitions, Impacts, and Considerations” to the Cincinnati Actuarial Club on Tuesday, providing an explication of this important topic with highlights from the 2023 issue brief of the same name. Topics discussed included key definitions and diagnostics, examples of data bias and bias analysis, and potential approaches to mitigating bias.
Academy Presents at CAS Professionalism Course
Continuing the Academy's strategic collaboration with the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) in the professionalism sphere, General Counsel and Senior Director of Professionalism Brian Jackson presented at CAS’ Course on Professionalism in Chicago on Tuesday.
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Academy In the News
A new research paper on climate change and crop insurance published in the European Actuarial Journal includes discussion of the history and value of measures provided by the jointly sponsored Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) and similar indices that have been developed since the ACI’s launch in 2016.
The Reason Foundation’s Pension Reform Newsletter highlighted the recent Academy issue brief, Decumulation Strategies: Creating Lifetime Income from Defined Contribution Plans.
