Insights and Ideas from the American Academy of Actuaries
Contingencies
July/August 2026
Features
Managing Risk in a World of Polycrisis
From extreme weather and cyberattacks to geopolitical conflict and economic volatility, multiple crises are weighing on an increasingly interconnected world. How can actuaries help insurers and policymakers prepare for these risks?
How GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Care, Cost, and Coverage
From utilization to mortality assumptions, these medications raise new cost and risk considerations for actuaries and insurers.
AI and the Moral Hazard Problem in Health Insurance
Health insurance protects against financial risk, but it also shapes how care is used. Artificial intelligence points to a more targeted approach to managing incentives.
A Look Back—How Insurance Helped Shape America
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, key legal decisions, technological breakthroughs, and political battles reveal how insurance evolved alongside the nation itself.
Global Trade and Risk Under Full Employment
How do global trade dynamics affect risk, investment, and insurance? This article uses the lens of comparative advantage and full employment to explore the economics of trade—and why it matters to actuaries.
Departments
Moon Joy
Custodians of Financial Security
Continuing Education as a Professional Imperative
Perspectives from the ABCD—Don’t Be ‘That Actuary’
International Committee Guides Academy’s Global Engagement
The Look-in-the-Mirror Test for Building Confidence
Duplicity
Pencil’s Down
