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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…

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New Academy Research on Scalars Explores Key Elements of Potential Group Capital Regulation

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today released an original research paper on scalar methodologies to aggregate capital requirements across regulatory frameworks. Scalars are a central…

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American Academy of Actuaries Applies Actuarial Expertise and Perspective to Health Equity

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is providing an actuarial perspective and actuarial expertise on health equity issues via its new Health Equity Work Group, which introduced its…

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Actuaries Climate Index Breaks New Ground for Latest Season and Five-Year Average

Summer 2020 data update pushes index’s five-year average to 1.23 Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (March 4, 2021)––The five-year moving average of…

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American Academy of Actuaries Examines COVID-19’s Potential Impacts on Long-Term Care Insurance

WASHINGTON—A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries applies actuarial expertise to provide an understanding of how COVID-19 could impact long-term care insurance (LTCI),…

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Spring 2020 Data Update to the Actuaries Climate Index

As attention to climate issues grows, ACI provides objective data on key climate measurements Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (Dec. 1, 2020)—With climate risk…

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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…

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Tom Campbell Becomes President of the American Academy of Actuaries

Campbell Succeeds 2019–20 President Joeff Williams WASHINGTON—Thomas A. Campbell of Farmington, Conn., began his term as president of the American Academy of Actuaries today,…

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American Academy of Actuaries Recognizes Members’ Volunteer and Public Service

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries is pleased to announce the recipients of its two most prestigious annual awards, the 2020 Jarvis Farley Service Award and the 2020 Robert J. Myers…

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Data Update to the Actuaries Climate Index

Long-term measure of extreme climate conditions reached a new high in winter 2019–20 Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (August 26, 2020) –– A…