Contingencies

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The COVID Connection

By Annmarie Geddes Baribeau Two years of a worldwide coronavirus pandemic is leaving its imprint on life insurance It has been two years since former President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency in response to the quickly... Read More

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The Great Unwinding

What happens when the public health emergency associated with COVID-19 ends? By Colby Schaeffer The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has now spanned three years. A lot has changed and will continue to change once society and every industry,... Read More

Professionalism

Explaining Professionalism to Principals

By the Academy’s Committee on Professional Responsibility The article below—originally released by the Academy’s Committee on Professional Responsibility in November 2021— is intended to help actuaries think proactively about... Read More

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Thoughts on Social Security

By Eric Klieber Created in 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, Social Security (officially the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance System) was initially motivated primarily by a desire to provide economic relief for those... Read More