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Academy President Mary Frances Miller has sent two letters to correct misstatements made about the Academy and the actuarial profession by third parties. In a letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Life Actuarial Task Force, Miller defined the Academy's work in representing the U.S. actuarial profession on public policy issues and outlined the Academy's policies and procedures that help to maintain the objectivity of its work. In a second letter to the U.S.

The Academy's first-ever online election for open regular director positions on the board of directors launched Aug. 3. The election also includes votes on two bylaws amendments—one implementing the profession-wide changes to the discipline process and another that shortens the term of the presidential office by one year by removing the position of penultimate past president from the Academy board of directors.

 

WASHINGTON -- Aug. 5, 2011 -- The American Academy of Actuaries announced today that Donald Fuerst will be the professional association's new senior pension fellow. Fuerst recently retired as a senior partner and consulting actuary with Mercer's Denver office, where he advised corporate clients for more than 30 years on design, funding and compliance issues related to retirement programs.