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Academy News
Printer-friendly versionRead the latest issue of This Week—the Academy’s end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week's worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication.
(January 18, 2013 )
The American Academy of Actuaries announced that Charity Sack will join the organization as its new director of communications on Jan. 22. In this role, Sack will oversee all aspects of the Academy’s communications to raise the profile of its members and support its initiatives to provide respected, unbiased actuarial advice on issues critical to implementing sound public policy.
(January 17, 2013 )
(January 17, 2013 )
The 2012 Academy Legislative/Regulatory Review details significant legislative and regulatory activities affecting the actuarial profession, as well as the Academy’s work on these issues. The review notes that while the presidential election dominated the news, the Academy’s nonpartisan work also covered several high profile issues including health care reform implementation, lifetime income, and principle-based reserves for life insurance. Members can log in to read the full alert.
(January 15, 2013 )
(January 15, 2013 )
The 2012 Property/Casualty Loss Reserve Law Manual is now available. The manual is designed to help appointed actuaries comply with the NAIC requirements for statements of actuarial opinion. Learn what's new and order your copy today! (January 15, 2013 )
The Academy's Health Practice Council sent a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders urging them to appoint an actuary to the new Commission on Long-Term Care that was enacted as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Read the news release. (January 14, 2013 )
The Life Practice Council submitted a comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Principles-Based Reserving (E) Working Group with suggested changes to its November 2012 draft implementation plan for principle-based reserving of life insurance. (January 11, 2013 )
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy's end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week's worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication. (January 11, 2013 )
Read about the recent adoption of ASOP No. 47, second exposure approval of ASOP No. 4, proposed modeling drafts, plus more! (January 09, 2013 )
The Academy wrote a letter to The New York Times in response to an op-ed that questioned whether longevity risk was posing new problems for Social Security and if actuaries had taken this into account. In the letter, the Academy said Social Security actuaries assess longevity rates as well as other factors regularly. The larger issue, however, is that the president and Congress should address now Social Security’s long-term solvency. (January 09, 2013 )
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy's end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week's worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication.
(January 04, 2013 )
Read about the Academy’s decades-long work toward the adoption of principles-based reserving for life insurance products, how the implementation of the Affordable Care Act will affect young adults, the impact of obesity on employer-based health care and workers’ compensation programs, and much more. (January 02, 2013 )
Read about the Academy’s recent activities in the latest edition of the Actuarial Update.
(December 21, 2012 )
(December 21, 2012 )
Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy's end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week's worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication.
(December 21, 2012 )
(December 21, 2012 )
Read about recent health care reform activities in the latest edition of HealthCheck.
(December 19, 2012 )
(December 19, 2012 )
The Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting released its 2012 practice note on Statements of Actuarial Opinion on P&C Loss Reserves. (December 17, 2012 )
