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Election Issues 2024—The Academy Weighs In

New Clearinghouse website highlights nonpartisan Academy input on key issues By Ted Gotsch THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES’ MISSION during its nearly 60 years of existence has focused on public policy. During this national election year,... Read More

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A Celebration to Remember

By Lisa Slotznick President, American Academy of Actuaries Contingencies is 35 years old! Let’s celebrate! Think of any anniversary, reunion, or birthday celebration you have attended. The good ones have a worthy honoree, great... Read More

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Into the Deep End

A primer on neural networks By Ryan Huff Machine learning (ML) has entered the common vernacular as an umbrella term for algorithms pertaining to artificial intelligence and complex data analysis. In practice, ML encompasses any process that... Read More

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Volunteer Value—Giving Back, Gaining Benefits

Academy volunteers sound off on the advantages of serving on a committee or work group The Academy’s 1,000+ volunteers are the lifeblood of the organization, working with staff to deliver over 300 resources annually to benefit our members and... Read More

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Driving Costs Higher

Our nation’s fleet of hyper-safe vehicles is expensive to insure By Jim Lynch Inflation moderated in the United States last year, but the price of auto insurance did not help matters. The Consumer Price Index for motor vehicle... Read More

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Writing Long-Term Care in a Short-Term World

By Paul E. Forte More than 20 years ago, at an insurance industry conference, I moderated a panel with the same name as the title of this article. I had proposed the panel in view of the skepticism then prevalent about the wisdom of including... Read More

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How Long Will Your Startup Survive?

Measuring the sustainability of a small business By Jay Vadiveloo MotivationSmall businesses, defined as businesses with 500 or fewer employees by the Small Business Administration, represent the largest and fastest-growing business segment... Read More