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Only have a minute? Catch up on this week’s top stories with the latest “This Week … In a Minute” video. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive alerts as they are released. |
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Academy Office Closed Monday The Academy will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, for the federal holiday. |
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Professionalism Use the New USQS Attestation Form to Confirm Your Qualifications |
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The Academy is pleased to announce that an improved version of the tool that members can use to attest that they meet the U.S. Qualification Standards (USQS) is now available. The USQS Attestation Form may be used to attest to meeting either the general qualification requirements or the specific requirements for signing NAIC annual life, health, and property & casualty statements of actuarial opinion (SAOs). To use the new form, members should log in to the Academy website and visit actuary.org/attest.
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See How Precept 11 Applies to Truth in Advertising The September Professionalism Counts, Precept 11: Truth in Advertising, continues this year’s series marking the 25th anniversary of the Code of Professional Conduct with a look at the Code’s Precept 11, which states that “an Actuary shall not engage in any advertising or business solicitation activities with respect to Actuarial Services that the Actuary knows or should know are false or misleading.” |
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Membership Volunteer With the Academy: What Happens Next Thank you to Academy members and volunteers who answered the annual Call for Volunteers, which wrapped up last week. Your support helps the Academy fulfill its mission of serving the public and U.S. actuarial profession. The Academy will work with volunteer leadership to review responses, add volunteers to committees, and reach out to those who expressed interest in volunteering opportunities. Questions? Contact Volunteer & Member Engagement Manager Anthony Washington at [email protected]. |
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Outreach Volunteer & Staff Leadership Represent the Academy at the North American Actuarial Council |
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Academy President Tricia Matson, President-Elect Frank Todisco, Executive Director Bill Michalisin, and General Counsel and Senior Director of Professionalism Brian Jackson are attending the North American Actuarial Council (NAAC) meeting in Mexico City, and celebrating Mexico’s Colegio Nacional de Actuarios (CONAC) 60th anniversary. During Friday’s NAAC working session with CONAC, the Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios Consultores (AMAC), Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios (AMA), and U.S. actuarial organizations, they are discussing issues including actuarial education and certification in Mexico and the U.S.; the actuarial student pipeline; educational, ethical, and professionalism AI considerations; and climate events and insurability. |
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Learn About the Actuarial Career Path from the Academy Academy Senior Health Actuary Julia Lerche presented “From Classroom to Career: Becoming an Actuary” to actuarial science students at Appalachian State University on Thursday. She provided students with an introduction to the Academy and what actuarial science is, the different types of insurance, the actuarial examination process and preparation, and actuarial career paths. Visit the Academy’s Student Resources webpage to learn more. |
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Explore How AI Could Change Health Insurance Advice |
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In the latest Contingencies web exclusive, When Every Consumer Has an AI Insurance Advisor, Khris Dai writes that as open enrollment nears, many consumers are turning to AI for health plan advice. A new benchmark finds those recommendations are becoming more accurate—with implications for risk pools and the rules governing insurance advice.
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Meet the 2026 Academy Award Recipients |
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In case you missed it, the September Actuarial Update introduces the Academy’s annual service and recognition award recipients. Sam Gutterman, chairperson of the Social Security Committee, will receive the Jarvis Farley Service Award; and J’ne Byckovski, who was chief actuary in the Texas Department of Insurance’s P/C actuarial office, will receive the Robert J. Myers Public Service Award. Outstanding Volunteerism Award recipients are Maryellen Coggins, Margo MacKenzie, Connie Rydberg, Stephen Smith, and Sara Teppema. The Academy will also bestow 12 members with Rising Actuary Awards. Read more about the recipients. |
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Hear How Longer Lifespans Could Reshape Retirement and Insurance |
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A new Actuary Voices episode features Life Experience and Assumptions Committee Chairperson Kyle Wan, who discusses what happens when greater longevity creates new financial and societal challenges. He examines how longer lifespans, declining birth rates, medical advances, and an aging population could reshape retirement, insurance, and the systems people rely on as they grow older. Subscribe to Actuary Voices where you get your favorite podcasts.
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Retirement Symposium: Key Discussions and Takeaways An Actuarially Sound blog post recaps September’s retirement symposium, which featured a keynote address by Employee Benefits Security Administration senior ERISA program advisor Aron Szapiro and sessions on closing retirement gaps, Social Security’s solvency, and securing lifetime income. |
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Catch Up on Webinars on Insurance Affordability, Medicare, Emissions Early October Academy webinars included Cost Drivers and Affordability in Automobile and Homeowners Insurance (casualty), Medicare 2026 in Focus: Policy, Practice, and Emerging Trends (health), and Understanding Scope 3 Emissions: Risks, Reporting, and Reality (risk management & financial reporting). Watch replays on Academy Learning. |
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