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Academy Officers and Directors Begin Terms in Office  

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce that, in addition to Darrell Knapp, MAAA, FSA, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., taking office as 2024-25 Academy president, five other…
Date Published: 11/13/2024
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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes 2024 Outstanding Volunteers and Rising Actuaries

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries recognized outstanding Academy volunteers and emerging actuarial leaders at the opening session of the Academy’s 2024 “Envision…
Date Published: 10/15/2024
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Academy Officers and Directors Begin Terms in Office

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce that, in addition to Lisa Slotznick, MAAA, FCAS, of Norcross, Ga., taking office as 2023–24 Academy president, five…
Date Published: 11/15/2023
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New Academy Officers and Member-Selected Directors Began Terms at This Week’s Academy Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce that, in addition to Ken Kent of McLean, Va., taking office as 2022–23 Academy president, five officers and three…
Date Published: 11/04/2022
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Academy Officers and Regular Directors Begin Terms

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce that, in addition to Maryellen Coggins taking office today as 2021–22 Academy president, five officers and three…
Date Published: 11/04/2021
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Maryellen Coggins Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries

Coggins Succeeds 2020–21 President Tom Campbell WASHINGTON—Maryellen Coggins of Boston, Mass., began a one-year term as president of the American Academy of Actuaries today, succeeding…
Date Published: 11/04/2021
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Academy Looks Forward to President Biden Addressing Joint Session of Congress on Key Issues Needing Actuarial Expertise

COVID-19 Impacts, Climate Risk, Equity Issues Share Focus with Economic Recovery, Financial and Retirement Security Beyond First 100 Days WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries provides…
Date Published: 04/26/2021
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Academy Officers and Regular Directors Begin Terms

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce five officers and four regular directors serving on its Board of Directors who began their terms today at the close of the…
Date Published: 11/05/2020
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Academy Officers and Regular Directors Begin Terms

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce the start of the terms of five officers and four regular directors serving on its Board of Directors. Their terms began at…
Date Published: 11/05/2019
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Travelers, Insurance Professionals, Regulators Will Find New Academy Monograph a Useful Explainer on Travel Insurance

WASHINGTON—New analysis from the American Academy of Actuaries, “Travel Insurance: An Actuarial Perspective,” draws on actuarial expertise to provide a clear explanation of what…
Date Published: 09/05/2018
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Practice Councils Comment to NAIC’s New RBC Model Governance Task Force

Vice presidents of the Academy’s Casualty Practice Council, Health Practice Council, Life Practice Council, and Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council provided comments to the NAIC’s…
Date Published: 03/14/2025
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COPLFR FAQs Document Addresses Wildfires Issues

A new document from the Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) addresses issues raised by the recent Los Angeles wildfires. The Supplement to the 2024 COPLFR Practice…
Date Published: 02/07/2025
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Committees Comment to FASB on Agenda Request

The Financial Reporting Committee and the Life GAAP Reporting Committee sent an agenda request letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) encouraging FASB to consider a project…
Date Published: 02/04/2025
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Statements of Actuarial Opinion On Property and Casualty Loss Reserves (2024)

The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting’s practice note on Statements of Actuarial Opinion on P/C Loss Reserves (2024), including discussion regarding changes in the NAIC Annual…
Date Published: 12/27/2024
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DSAC Releases Paper on Natural Experiments

The Data Science and Analytics Committee (DSAC) has released an issue paper, Natural Experiments. The paper discusses an approach to establish causation that approximates the construction of a…
Date Published: 12/03/2024
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Committees Release White Paper on Hedging & Risk Management

The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council’s (RMFRC) Financial Reporting Committee, ERM/ORSA Committee, and the Life Practice Council’s Life GAAP Reporting Committee released a white…
Date Published: 11/18/2024
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Issue Brief Examines ERISA in the Context of Health Benefits

The Health Practice Council has released an issue brief, ERISA at 50: ERISA and Health Benefits. The issue brief covers the history of ERISA’s application to health benefits, subsequent amendments…
Date Published: 10/17/2024
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Executive Summary – ERISA in the Context of Health Benefits

The Health Practice Council has released an issue brief, ERISA at 50: ERISA and Health Benefits. The issue brief covers the history of ERISA’s application to health benefits, subsequent amendments…
Date Published: 10/17/2024
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Applicability Guidelines for Actuarial Standards of Practice

Introduction to the Applicability Guidelines Actuarial Standards of Practice.  The Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) sets standards for appropriate actuarial practice in the United States…
Date Published: 09/26/2024
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Defining Big Data

The Data Science and Analytics Committee released an issue paper, Defining Big Data. The paper is intended to build a shared language and concepts of big data and associated themes for the actuarial…
Date Published: 09/25/2024
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