International Resources: Academy Publications

Contingencies [1]is the bimonthly magazine of the actuarial profession. Available in print and digital editions; Contingencies' circulation includes legislators, regulators, CEOs, and all Academy members. Over the years, Contingencies has published a variety of articles, features, and columns with an international focus, demonstrating the Academy's wide-ranging reach - across practice areas - on issues vital to the work and professionalism of actuaries everywhere.

Recent international news coverage in Contingencies includes:

2011

Tainted Shelter: The Dilemma of Defective Drywall [2]
Risk Adjustment in Health Care Funding [3]
Lloyd’s – A Business Survival Story [4]
Mexico’s Road to Solvency II [5]
Pension Reform in Canada (Tradecraft) [6]
International Compliance (Up to Code) [7]
Seismic Resilience [8]
The Effect of Automatic Balancing on the Extreme Elderly in Japan’s Public Pension System (Workshop) [9]
The Growth of Takafu [10]
Japanese Casualty Insurers Show Resilience (Tradecraft) [11]

2010

Making the Most of a Principle-Based System [12] Health Care Reform: Learning from Others—Germany [13]

2009

2008

2007

Reverse Image: Australian vs. U.S. Fiscal Policy [27]

2006

2005

2004

The Global Actuary [37]

2003

All the Actuaries in China: The Emergence of a Profession [38]
Six Degrees of Separation [39]

2002

2001

2000

Beware the Defined Contribution Plan [44]
Securitization in Canada [45]

Actuarial Update [46] is the monthly newsmagazine for Academy members. Featuring in-depth coverage of news and developments in every practice area, Actuarial Update keeps members well informed about the Academy's work on behalf of the U.S. actuarial profession with international actuarial organizations and initiatives.

Recent international news coverage in Actuarial Update includes:

2011

October 2011 (page 1/page 10): IAA Releases Draft Model Standard [47]

2010

June 2010 (page 6): Lehman Checks in after Travels Abroad [48]

2009

December 2009 (page 6): IASB Seeks Perspectives on Fair Value Questions [49]
October 2009 (page 1): Fair Value Paper Informs Accounting Projects [50]
September 2009 (page 1/page 6): Financial Summit Shapes Academy Priorities [51] and Assistant Treasury Secretary Discusses Economy [51]
August 2009 (page 6): FASB Project Invites Academy Insight [52]
June 2009 (page 7): Actuaries, Accountants Seek Out Common Ground [53]
June 2009 (page 4): Preparing for the Future—U.S. Issuers Await International Standards [53]
May 2009 (page 5): Academy Coordinates Cross-Council Efforts [54]
May 2009 (page 6): Actuarial Standards across Borders [54]
March 2009 (page 4): IAA Responds to Global Financial Crisis—Suggested Measures Receive General Academy Support [55]