The July Actuarial Update unveils the Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum dates; Sherry Chan’s selection as Academy pension vice president; the upcoming election of Academy regular directors; the U.S. Qualification Standards second exposure draft and upcoming professionalism webinar; a Member Spotlight on long-time Academy volunteer and former regulator Sheldon Summers; and the “Professionalism Counts” column looks at USQS FAQs. (July 30, 2021)

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. (July 30, 2021)

The Summer Casualty Quarterly leads with a Q&A with Workers’ Compensation Committee member Derek Jones on workers’ compensation, opioids, and COVID-19. Also in the issue, the Automobile Insurance Committee released an issue brief on the development and pricing of automobile insurance, an Academy statement regarding Casualty Actuarial Society rescinded ratemaking principles, the Committee on Property and Liability Financial Reporting (COPLFR) sent a comment letter to the NAIC Blanks Working Group on proposed changes to P/C annual statements, the Actuaries Climate Index latest five-year average was down slightly, and recent state P/C-related legislative activity. (July 29, 2021)

Save the Date--The Academy’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum will be held on Nov. 4-5 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. The agenda will include practice-specific breakout sessions for all practice areas and plenaries that cover critical issues relevant to actuaries in all practice areas, along with opportunities to discuss these issues directly with policymakers, subject matter experts, and Academy leaders. Registration will open in August. (July 29, 2021)

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. (July 23, 2021)

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. (July 16, 2021)

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. (July 09, 2021)

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. (July 02, 2021)

The July/August issue of Contingencies dives deep into the world of puzzles—thorny theoretical head-scratchers, real-life challenges, and statistical stumbling blocks. The cover feature story, “The World’s Most Challenging Math Problems,” looks at seven elusive puzzles have tormented mathematicians for years … do you have what it takes to solve them? In “Hurricane Season No. 39,” read about the human and logistical hurdles the author had to puzzle through after Puerto Rico was hit by back-to-back monster cyclones in 2017. Also, “How Not to Be Wrong,” a compendium of probabilistic and statistical fallacies, will show you some blind spots that may surprise you. And, our regular lineup of devilishly challenging original puzzles, a President’s Message from Tom Campbell on meeting your continuing education requirements, and an Up to Code piece on ethics as related to the Code of Professional Conduct. (July 01, 2021)