Discussion on Actuarial Standards Board and ASOPs

December 4, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (EDT)

Presented by the Academy's Council on Professionalism and co-sponsored by the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. This educational webcast will discuss how the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) works and how Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs) are created. You will hear:

• A discussion on the goals of the Actuarial Standards Board, its structure, the content of the ASB website, and a description of the process of developing, exposing, and issuing Actuarial Standards of Practice.
• Insights on how to use and apply ASOPs in a practical, everyday actuarial work environment – determining applicability, what it means to satisfy a standard, and the role of professional judgment.
• A discussion regarding the place of ASOPs in a professional work environment that includes laws, regulations, ASOPs, and practice notes.

Webcast participants may submit questions during the webcast and the panelists will respond to as many of these questions as possible during the time allotted. The materials, statements, and opinions expressed during the webcast are solely those of the panelists and are not those of the Actuarial Standards Board, or any other board, committee, or organization.

 

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Speakers

The speakers include:

• Albert J. Beer, FCAS, MAAA, member of the Actuarial Standards Board, member of the Board of Directors of the Casualty Actuarial Society, and Professor of Risk Management and Actuarial Science at St John’s University.
• Tom Bakos, FSA, MAAA, Chairperson of the Academy’s Committee on Professional Responsibility, a VP on the Society of Actuaries Board of Directors, and President of Tom Bakos Consulting, Inc.
• Robert G. Meilander, FSA, MAAA, member of the Actuarial Standards Board, and Vice President – Corporate Actuary at Northwestern Mutual.

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Webcast resources

• Download the speakers' slides [2] from the webcast (PDF format).
• View the archived version [3] of the webcast online (download the WebEx player [4] if you do not already have it on your computer. You will need it to view the webcast.).

 

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CE credit

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that this professionalism webcast constitutes an "organized activity" under the current Qualification Standards [5].

Certificates for EAs
The Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) has approved the Academy as a qualifying sponsor of continuing education (CE) programs for enrolled actuaries.

If you are an enrolled actuary, the Academy believes in good faith that you may earn 1.8 CPE core credits under the JBEA rules for attending this webcast. However, the JBEA ultimately determines what constitutes core and non-core continuing education and the number of CE credit hours allocated to same for enrolled actuaries.

To request a certificate of attendance, please complete and submit the online certificate request form [6]. You will be asked to certify that you attended the 90-minute webcast in order to receive your certificate.

The Academy will accept certificate requests until January 4, 2009. It takes about two weeks to process a request.

If you have a question about requesting a certificate, please contact Rita Winkel at the Academy (winkel@actuary.org, 202.223.8196).

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Questions?

• For technical questions about registration, please contact Webex customer support at 1-866-229-3239 or by e-mail at support@webex.com [7].
• For other types of assistance, please contact Rita Winkel, the Academy's legal assistant, by e-mail (winkel@actuary.org).