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ASB COMMITTEES
For each area of actuarial practice, there is a standing ASB committee that is responsible for the drafting and preparation of actuarial standards of practice for consideration by the ASB. Each Standing Committee is responsible for:
- Preparing recommendations to the ASB for new and revised standards.
- Developing exposure and final ASOP drafts for ASB approval.
- Considering and reviewing new developments and recommending appropriate actions to the ASB.
- Considering requests for ASOPs from practicing actuaries and other interested parties and recommending appropriate actions to the ASB.
This committee develops actuarial standards of practice that apply to actuaries in all practice areas. Because this committee oversees standards of practice that apply to all practice areas, members are chosen from each practice area.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2
Time Commitment: On average the committee has calls each quarter but can meet more often when reviewing a standard. Calls when reviewing a standard can range from two to four hours.
Skills/Experience: Actuarial expertise in your practice area with some knowledge of other practice areas – ability to discuss issues in areas that are outside your area of practice; Excellent written communication skills.
Travel: Minimal travel; not more than once a year, if at all.
Notes: N/A
This committee develops actuarial standards of practice that apply to actuaries in the health practice area.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2
Time Commitment: On average the committee has calls each quarter but can meet more often when reviewing a standard. Calls when reviewing a standard can range from two to four hours.
Skills/Experience: Broad Experience in the health practice area. Excellent written communication skills.
Travel: Minimal travel; not more than once a year, if at all.
Notes: N/A
This committee develops actuarial standards of practice that apply to actuaries in the property/casualty practice area.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2
Time Commitment: The committee generally has a one-hour call each month but can meet more often when reviewing a standard. When reviewing a standard, the committee meets 1-2 hours per week for 3-6 weeks.
Skills/Experience: Broad experience in the property/casualty practice area. At this time, experience with property/casualty unpaid claim estimates is particularly welcome. Excellent written communication skills.
Travel: Minimal travel; not more than once a year, if at all.
Notes: The committee is particularly interested in hearing from volunteers with property/casualty unpaid claim estimates.
In accordance with the procedures of the ASB, this committee develops actuarial standards of practice that apply to actuaries in the life practice area.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2-4
Time Commitment: On average the committee has calls each quarter but can meet more often when reviewing a standard. When reviewing a standard, the committee meets 1-2 hours per week for 3-6 weeks.
Skills/Experience: Experience in the life insurance area. Excellent written communication skills.
Travel: Minimal travel; not more than once a year, if at all.
Notes: The committee is especially interested in hearing from people with experience in principle-based reserves for life insurance and annuities, statutory valuation, financial reporting, or regulatory compliance.
In accordance with the procedures of the ASB, this committee develops actuarial standards of practice that apply to actuaries in the pension practice area.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2
Time Commitment: On average the committee has calls each quarter but can meet more often when reviewing a standard. Calls when reviewing a standard can range from two to four hours.
Skills/Experience: Experience in the pension actuarial practice. Excellent written communication skills.
Travel: Minimal travel; not more than once a year, if at all.
Notes: N/A
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEES
The Research Committee is a cross-practice committee that oversees the Academy’s research functions. Along with an interest in the application of qualitative and quantitative research findings in actuarial practice, an enthusiasm for connecting research with potential public policy solutions is desired. The Committee reviews research proposals, explores potential topics across practice areas with an awareness of international activity, and oversees the development and delivery of research for actuaries and various stakeholder groups. The Committee is also responsible for selecting the theme of the Academy’s Annual Award for Research, reviewing submissions, and selecting the winner.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3 (selections are made based on practice area need and involve Academy volunteer leadership engagement)
Time Commitment: One meeting quarterly; one-two work group meetings quarterly; review of documents for meetings.
Special Skills/Experience: Successful members are actively engaged with Practice Council work and are familiar with research methods and practices. With a cross-practice focus, a willingness to prioritize and evaluate opportunities outside of your direct area of practice is helpful. Willingness to serve as a liaison to other Committees and group, as well as an interest in serving as a moderator or speaker for internal and external events is a priority.
Travel: None
The Volunteer Engagement Subcommittee is charged with providing strategic guidance and leadership to further strengthen and support the Academy’s volunteer program. The subcommittee plays a key role in promoting and fostering an inclusive, dynamic environment by focusing on volunteer recruitment, opportunities, onboarding, training, leadership development, succession planning, and recognition. These efforts are essential for building and sustaining a diverse volunteer base that brings a broad range of perspectives to support the Academy in fulfilling its mission to serve the public and the U.S. actuarial profession.
While all interested members will be considered, the current subcommittee, composed of several past and present volunteer leaders, is looking to broaden its composition by including more individuals who are less tenured in their Academy volunteer service, those who have not held leadership positions within Academy committees or groups, and those who have never volunteered for the Academy. This includes members who are relatively new to Academy service, typically with fewer than three years of involvement, and who ideally have prior volunteer experience through other actuarial organizations or community-based activities.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-4
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours per month. The committee meets monthly via Zoom for 1 hour and there are additional subgroup calls and activities to address various tasks.
Calls about work product usually last for 1 hour.
Skills/Experience: While prior volunteer experience is not required, the ideal candidate will have some involvement with another actuarial organization or experience in a professional or community volunteer setting.
Candidates should be collaborative, dependable, and thoughtful about strengthening the volunteer experience-particularly in areas such as onboarding, leadership development, recognition, and inclusive engagement.
Travel: None required.
The subcommittee focuses on developing leaders within the actuarial profession by creating opportunities for growth, mentorship, and leadership development for early and mid-career actuaries.
Skills/Experience: Seeking 3-5 emerging leaders with strong initiative and leadership potential who are eager to help the Academy shape the future of the U.S. actuarial profession by providing their insights and feedback . Candidates should have earned their actuarial designation within the past 10 years, with a mix of prior Academy volunteer experience and fresh perspectives from those new to Academy service. Ideal members are collaborative, proactive, and interested in helping the Academy engage with early career actuaries those newer to the profession by developing relevant resources, shaping communications, and gathering feedback. Strong communication skills are essential, and those comfortable presenting or representing the Academy in select settings are especially encouraged to apply.
Time Commitment: Members should expect to contribute approximately 3-4 hours per month. The subcommittee will meet once a month, with additional correspondence and collaboration between meetings as needed.
Travel: No travel is required unless a member chooses to assist with a local volunteer opportunity to help raise awareness of the profession.
CASUALTY PRACTICE COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The Automobile Insurance Committee focuses on policy issues at the state and federal levels as they impact and influence personal and commercial auto insurance. Recent activity has been particularly engaged at the state level, working with individual states on proposed legislation and regulation as well as with the NAIC.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-6 new volunteers
Time Commitment: About 3 hours per month including bimonthly meetings
Special Skills/Experience: Direct experience and knowledge of personal or commercial auto insurance is preferred.
This Committee identifies possible extreme events, defined as low-frequency/high-severity events, that could generate extremely large property/casualty losses. They also focus on policy issues relating to insurability, pricing, capital management, and loss mitigation from both a public (local, state, federal government) perspective, as well as from an industry or actuarial perspective. If you are familiar with and have experience applying ASOP Nos. 38 and 39 in your day job, we’re looking for you! Recent work has included active engagement around federal and state catastrophe legislation and the Committee often works closely with the NAIC.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-6 new volunteers
Time Commitment: About 2 hours per month including monthly meetings
Special Skills/Experience: Knowledge or experience regarding catastrophe ratemaking, reserving, modeling, and portfolio management is desirable.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences (NAIC national meetings) or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
A relatively new group, the Homeowners’ Insurance Task Force focuses on homeowners’ insurance availability and affordability concerns. With a spotlight on what is happening in Florida, California, and other states stemming from extreme events and the effects on the market in those states, this Task Force is particularly focused on educating and engaging with state regulators, state legislators, and consumer groups.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-4 highly engaged, motivated volunteers
Time Commitment: About 4-8 hours per month for a combination of large group meetings, sub-committee meetings and additional research/writing
Special Skills/Experience: Homeowners experience in a pricing or reserving capacity is desired.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences (NAIC national meetings) or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
The Commercial Liability Insurance Task Force focuses its work on issues around social inflation, litigation financing, “nuclear” verdicts, insurance availability, and disruption of historical patterns in commercial liability insurance. The group is looking to reengage with state and federal stakeholders and develop some opportunities to engage and educate.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-5 new volunteers
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours per month due to group meetings and subgroup projects
Special Skills/Experience: Familiarity with or general awareness of commercial liability issues is a plus.
This Committee is responsible for the Academy’s work in the property and liability risks financial reporting space – also known as the annual Opinion Seminar, engagement and leadership at the CLRS, the annual practice note on Statements of Actuarial Opinion on P/C Loss Reserves, and related work. The Committee also monitors and responds to federal and state activity in financial reporting and auditing, with an emphasis on issues related to property and liability risks, property and liability insurance, and self-insurance accounting issues.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1-3 new volunteers, however we only allow 1 COPLFR member per employer
Time Commitment: 40 hours per year
Special Skills/Experience: Writers of SAOs preferred but not required. Experience with financial reporting issues a must.
Travel: One in-person meeting annually (usually at CLRS). Involvement in the annual Opinion Seminar may also require travel.
The Committee on Cyber Risk focuses on named and excluded perils and on latent exposures in both commercial and personal lines. The Committee has created and continues to add to and revise the Cyber Risk Toolkit, a resource for practitioners, regulators, and others at the state, federal, and international levels.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-6 new volunteers
Time Commitment: About 10 hours per year
Special Skills/Experience: Experience in and depth of knowledge of cyber risk, cyber D&O, artificial intelligence are welcome.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences (NAIC national meetings) or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
The Medical Professional Liability Committee engages with state and federal regulators and legislators proactively, sharing actuarial analysis and perspective on medical professional liability issues. They are particularly focused on investigating current trends and researching tort reform.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-6 new volunteers
Time Commitment: The committee has calls several times a year.
Skills/Experience: Direct experience with medical professional liability and familiarity with relevant current events is a plus.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences (NAIC national meetings, NCOIL meetings) or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
The ACI/ACRI Work Group is primarily focused on the joint actuarial association work related to the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI) and the Actuaries Climate Risk Index (ACRI). As a monitoring tool, the ACI is an objective indicator of the frequency of extreme weather and the extent of sea level change. The ACRI measures climate-related natural hazards experienced by the U.S. and Canada retrospectively.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1-3 new volunteers
Time Commitment: 10-15 hours per year.
Special Skills/Experience: Knowledge or experience working with climate data and catastrophe models preferred.
The Committee is focused on the actuarial intersection between public policy, actuarial models, the use and impact of external data. With frequent engagement at the state and federal level, the Committee focuses on providing balanced analysis and perspective on proposed regulatory and legislative activity that impacts conversations on property/casualty product offerings and affordability with an awareness of the potential bias, fairness, and equity considerations.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2-5 new volunteers
Time Commitment: 30-40 hours per year. The committee has calls every other week for an hour. Volunteers are also divided into subgroups that meet sporadically and report on their findings to the larger group.
Special Skills/Experience: Knowledge, experience, and interest in the p/c implications around diversity, equity, and bias in actuarial modeling, data, and mitigating risk.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
With a focus on risk-based capital (RBC) and related solvency management tools, the Committee works primarily in close collaboration with state regulators and the NAIC. Current priorities include a review of the current RBC approach and ways to improve it in the context of the Solvency Modernization Initiative.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-6 new volunteers
Time Commitment: 10-20 hours per year. The committee has several calls a year. Members are asked to volunteer to work on specific projects, with each project requiring commitment for a short period of time.
Special Skills/Experience: General familiarity with risk-based insurance and related issues.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences (NAIC national meetings) or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
The Workers’ Compensation Committee focuses on current trends and topics of interest at the state and federal levels in workers’ comp. Working particularly with state organizations, such as the NAIC and NCOIL, the Committee offers actuarial insights and perspective on proposed regulations and legislation.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-6 new volunteers
Time Commitment:10-20 hours per year. The committee has several virtual meetings a year. Members are asked to volunteer to work on specific projects, with each project requiring a commitment for a short period of time.
Special Skills/Experience: Familiarity with ongoing issues and current experience with the workers’ compensation line is a big plus.
HEALTH PRACTICE COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The Active Benefits Committee focus is on group benefit plans, with a particular focus on health care benefit plans for active employees. With an eye on federal legislation and regulatory activities, the Committee frequently responds to and engages with senior federal policymakers within Congress and in federal agencies.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5
Time Commitment: From 15-60 hours annually a year. The time commitment varies depending on issues (for example: inquiries from government entities, proposed legislation), as well as papers in the process of being developed, and is not dependent on a seasonal cycle. When working on a specific project, volunteers would be expected to actively participate in calls (which typically average one hour once a month) and small work groups.
Special Skills/Experience: Must have experience working with active employee group health plan issues. Experience through consulting, traditional national insurance carriers, state insurance regulators, or non-traditional work is desired.
The Behavioral Health Task Force focuses on issues related to the pricing, outcomes, and plan design of behavioral health benefits across health insurance markets. Working frequently with the Health Equity Committee, the Task Force is most interested in how to better engage with external stakeholders – particularly employers, elected officials, and regulators – and identifying opportunities where actuarial expertise could provide actionable solutions.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5
Time Commitment: Approximately 2 hours per month, including one monthly meeting.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience within a health plan or academia is a plus. Having a strong interest in behavioral health is required.
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee focuses on public policy issues related to the small group and individual medical markets. Primarily focused on federal legislative and regulatory activity, they offer insights and perspective on the impact various policy proposals (such as extending ACA subsidies) on access and affordability. The Committee works collaboratively with others, including the Medicaid Committee and the Active Benefits Committee, as they explore issues around market stability, risk pools, and premium rate drivers.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-4
Time Commitment: Meetings monthly, with the work cycle driven by federal legislative and regulatory activities. Most years, the busy season is between March and June and at year-end but can shift modestly as required to accommodate federal legislative and regulatory activities.
Skills/Experience: Must have experience with either the individual and/or small group medical markets. Highly desired is experience with the ACA (to include the NBPP and MV calculators); premium rate pricing; benefit plan design; or risk adjustment.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences or participate in public hearings/legislative sessions to gather intelligence or present a work product.
Notes: N/A
The Committee focuses on the Medicaid and CHIP programs, with an emphasis on potential program improvements and the interaction between federal and state regulatory agencies.
With the ongoing emphasis at both the national and local level, the Committee is focused on issues around affordability, cost drivers, utilization, and coverage.
Number of Volunteers Needed: Up to 5.
Time Commitment: Approximately 15-20 hours per year (this includes monthly meetings, plus contribution to committee papers, webinars, etc.)
Special Skills/Experience: All experience levels welcome, with a preference for those with an understanding of or an interest in discussing Medicaid managed care capitation rate development and associated analyses (ex, risk adjustment, state-directed payments, risk mitigation strategies, etc.), Medicaid financing, long-term supports and services, and regulatory changes.
The Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee (FRSC) is focused on the financial reporting activities, with an emphasis on proposals that impact the accounting and auditing of the health practice. With an emphasis on maintaining and creating health-focused practice notes, they are also the primary health collaborators with the Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council (RMFRC).
Number of Volunteers Needed: 7-12
Time Commitment: Bimonthly
Special Skills/Experience: Knowledge of health financial reporting, solvency and/or risk mitigation issues, including risk-based capital (particularly LTC insurance RBC), solvency, and reinsurance, is desired. With the focus on practice notes, strong writing and copying editing skills are desirable.
The Work Group is currently actively working on a review of the current health care receivables factors for the NAIC. With a focus on working with state regulators and other stakeholders, this technical Work Group offers practical exposure to the regulatory process and the Orange Blank.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1-2.
Time Commitment: Driven by NAIC requests, calls have typically been periodic, but there is a significant data analysis work component to work group involvement.
Special Skills/Experience: Interest in and familiarity with the health statutory statement (Orange Blank) is desired, particularly in reference to health care receivables data on Exhibit 3, Exhibit 3A, and the Underwriting and Investments Exhibit Part 2 B.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences (NAIC national meetings) to present a work product.
The Health Equity Committee focused on the profession’s commitment to health equity throughout the health care system. The committee examines actuarial practices and methods to assess the extent to which they may affect health disparities, identifies areas where actuarial methods can contribute to improving health equity, and convenes various stakeholders to engage in a productive exchange of ideas and practical experience through focus groups and symposia.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1-3
Time Commitment: Monthly calls – periodic calls of committee-designated subgroups for specific workstreams.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience in big data, algorithms, AI, Medicare Advantage, provider contracting, risk adjustment, or pricing/benefit design is desired. Experience doing literature searches and original research is a plus.
The Committee focuses on long-term care insurance and related services, with a recognition of the cross-practice implications with the life and retirement practice areas. Engaging at the federal and state level, the Committee is particularly interested in financing, affordability, and the long-term viability of the market.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5
Time Commitment: Up to four to eight hours per month
Special Skills/Experience: Knowledge/involvement in at least one aspect of addressing LTC needs, use, and financing is desired. All levels of experience welcomed and valued.
This Committee, a resource to both the Health and Retirement Practice Councils, focuses on health care benefit plans for retirees within employer-sponsored group benefit plans. With a federal focus, the Committee emphasizes emerging issues, especially the actuarial perspective on lifetime income and aging.
Number of Volunteers Needed: Up to 3.
Time Commitment: From 20-80 hours a year. The time commitment varies depending on issues or project assignments.
Special Skills/Experience: Must have extensive experience working with retiree health issues from either the pension or health perspective.
LIFE PRACTICE COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The Annuity Reserves and Capital Subcommittee is the primary Academy voice to the NAIC in their work related to a principle-based reserve and capital framework requirement for non-variable annuity products. With a particular focus on VM-22 and fixed annuities, the Subcommittee is a regular and vocal actuarial perspective as state regulators look for recommendations and insights into the potential impacts of regulatory proposals.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2 max.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with fixed annuities and VM-22 is desirable.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences to present a work product.
Description: Reporting to the Life Investment and Capital Adequacy Committee, the C3 Subcommittee is highly involved with ongoing work at the NAIC. Working closely with state regulators and others, the Subcommittee is focused on aligning C3 with other RBC c-factors.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1-2
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with RBC c-factors, with an emphasis on an interest in C3, is desired.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences to present a work product.
The Economic Scenario Generator Subcommittee provides technical guidance to the NAIC and state regulators in the development and maintenance of the economic scenario generators, including those used for regulatory requirements. As the NAIC moves forward with their work, the Subcommittee is looking to provide education and analysis to practitioners as the generators are implemented.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5-7
Time Commitment: 2 hours/week
Special Skills/Experience: Experience/familiarity with economic scenario generators and the NAIC GOES project is desired.
Travel: Members may be asked to attend relevant conferences to present a work product.
This Subcommittee conducts an annual peer review of the Life & Health Valuation Law Manual. The Law Manual offers a concise summary of valuation laws of all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, aimed at appointed actuaries who need to know the requirements of the NAIC Model Standard Valuation Law and the Model Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5
Time Commitment: 5 hours of review time during review season
Special Skills/Experience: Experience using the Life and Health Valuation Law Manual is desirable. Must have strong copyediting skills and be able to pay close attention to detail.
The Life Experience Committee works on experience studies and related elements, including mortality, policyholder behavior, expense, and asset assumptions, used by actuaries and regulators. The Committee works with several external stakeholders, including the Society of Actuaries (on experience studies and related table development), the NAIC, and frequently responds to regulatory inquiries related to life and annuity actuarial experience and assumptions.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2 max.
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per month. (A one-hour bi-weekly meeting and 1-2 hours per month dedicated to writing or contributing to papers.)
Special Skills/Experience: Expertise in Life and Annuity Product Experience Study (and/or Reserves) is desired.
The Life GAAP Reporting Committee proactively provides actuarial advice and communication on life insurance topics that involve financial reporting matters, with an emphasis on GAAP issues. They frequently collaborate with the Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council, submitting comments and responding to RFIs from FASB and other federal agencies.
Number of Volunteers Needed: no maximum, all are welcome
Time Commitment: Approximately 6-12 hours of scheduled committee meetings per year (we schedule 12 but often don’t run the full hour), plus any time working on specific projects.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with US GAAP or IFRS reporting for life insurance is desirable.
The Life Illustrations Subcommittee is focused on developing and sharing educational materials on life insurance products. The group maintains the Academy’s existing Life Insurance Illustrations practice note and is the primary resource for the Life Practice Council when any potential changes or updates to ASOP No. 24 are considered.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2 max.
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with life illustrations is desired.
The Life Reserves Subcommittee is focused on reserve frameworks applicable to life insurance products, with a focus on principles-based reserving. This Subcommittee, working under the Life Valuation Committee, monitors and responds to activity at the NAIC.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 0-3 new volunteers.
Time Commitment: minimum 1 hour a month, maximum 4 hours if you help out with a project.
Special Skills/Experience: Background in reserve frameworks applicable to life insurance products, with a focus on principles-based reserving is desired.
The Life Underwriting and Risk Classification Subcommittee assesses the impact of underwriting and risk classification mandates in the life insurance and annuity marketplace. Working under the Life Products Committee, the Subcommittee has been particularly focused on proposed legislation and regulation at the state level. Looking at the NAIC, the Subcommittee is committed to monitoring activity that involves technology, innovation, and risk.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5-7 new volunteers
Time Commitment: 1 hour a month, maximum 4 hours if you help out with a project.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience in pricing, underwriting, experience with the NAIC H and A Committees desired.
This Subcommittee focuses on investment trends within the life insurance industry and regulatory developments affecting the investment activities of life insurers. This past year, the Subcommittee organized a summit that brought together actuaries, regulators, and asset managers to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of insurance asset management. Looking ahead, the Subcommittee will continue to engage with state regulators, actuaries, and others within the asset management space.
Number of Volunteers Needed: Up to 8 new volunteers
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours a month
Special Skills/Experience: Must be currently engaged in managing assets, structuring assets, or managing investment risk.
The Tax Committee focuses on education and engagement related to life insurance and federal income tax issues. One of the few committees with a federal perspective within the Life Practice Council, the Committee monitors and engages on proposals with potential tax implications within the practice area.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-5
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with federal income tax issues desired.
Reporting into the Life Valuation Committee, the Subcommittee focuses on statutory reserves and risk-based capital requirements for variable annuity products. Working primarily with the NAIC, volunteers will help regulators and others understand how proposed regulations and changes to the state requirements may influence VM-21/C3P2.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3 max.
Time Commitment: 1 hour/week
Special Skills/Experience: No experience required. Background in VM-21/C3P2 is a nice to have.
RETIREMENT PRACTICE COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The Social Security Committee’s focus is on the solvency and integrity of the Social Security program. Through various work products that include identifying potential policy solutions to the long-term solvency issues to understanding the impact immigration and the retirement crisis has on Social Security to understanding the annual Social Security Trustee’s Report, the Committee looks to educate and support the federal program with an actuarial perspective. One of the key projects the Committee produces every year is a review of the annual Social Security Trustees Report and hosts a webinar with the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-4
Time Commitment: 4 hours per month. Committee meets quarterly for a 4 hour call.
Special Skills/Experience: An interest in and willingness to learn about and explore policy issues related to Social Security. This Committee is particularly interested in those who have ideas on how to better engage with younger audiences.
Travel: This Committee does try to meet in-person annually, usually in Washington, D.C.
The Committee focuses on multiemployer pension plans, monitoring the evolving landscape and identifying opportunities to engage with federal and state regulatory agencies, employers, unions, participants, financial statement users, and other stakeholders. With retirement security a perennial political issue and a desire of employers to find innovative ways to address the evolving landscape, this Committee is looking to provide an opportunity for those currently working in the area to share ideas, discuss potential opportunities to strengthen the practice, and engage with other members.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2-3
Time Commitment: 1.5-2.5 hours per month, committee meets every other month
Special Skills/Experience: Members should have a solid understanding of and experience with the multiemployer pension plan environment.
The Committee specifically focuses on retirement plan designs and challenges, with a broad perspective that includes international, public sector and multiemployer experience. They frequently work collaboratively with other RPC Committees, particularly the Social Security Committee and the Pension Committee, as they consider proposals to enhance or modify the design and delivery of retirement benefits.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2
Time Commitment: 5-7 hours per month, including one monthly virtual meeting
Special Skills/Experience: Familiarity with the established Retirement for the AGES framework (Alignment, Governance, Efficiency, and Sustainability) is a plus. An ability to conduct research of other published materials is helpful.
The Committee focuses on retirement plans for state and local government employees. Members are current public plan employees or plan consultants, offering an opportunity to directly engage in issues within this area of practice. Work from the Committee often focuses on educating federal policymakers and the public on the differences between public plans and private plans, along with specific issues related to state and local benefits plans funding, financial reporting, plan designs, and emerging risks.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours per month, including one monthly virtual meeting
Special Skills/Experience: Must have direct experience (either in a consulting role or as a direct employee) with state, municipal, or county retirement systems.
The Committee is one of the busier committees within the RPC and the Academy. With a broad focus on pension issues, they develop written papers and analysis on public and private retirement plans, engage with federal stakeholders like the Department of Labor and IRS along with Congress, and are often asked to offer insight and perspective on emerging and proposed solutions to retirement policy issues.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 2-3
Time Commitment: 4 hours per month (1 hour for monthly meeting, 3 hours of project work)
Special Skills/Experience: Small plan experience and legal experience is a plus.
Travel: The Committee usually meets in-person three (3) times a year, at least once in Washington, D.C.
The Subcommittee, which falls under Pension Committee, focuses on the use of defined contribution retirement plans. Given the increasing interest – both in the US and abroad – this Subcommittee looks to offer analysis, advice, and education to federal policymakers, employers, and other stakeholders.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1-2
Time Commitment: 8 hours per month, including one monthly virtual meeting
Special Skills/Experience: Direct experience with defined contribution plans desired.
COUNCIL ON PROFESSIONALISM AND EDUCATION COMMITTEES
This Committee promotes knowledge of professionalism within the profession through the exploration of topics and the development of resources intended to aid practicing actuaries in maintaining their responsibilities to the various elements of professionalism.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 3-4
Time Commitment: Generally, one-hour call per month with additional task force or sub-group work needed related to the development of discussion papers. Time to read and review papers in preparation for calls is also required with additional time dedicated to drafting and/or updating discussion papers in sub-groups.
Skills/Experience:
We are looking for P/C, Life, health, and ERM actuaries with prior experience and knowledge of standards of conduct, qualification, and practice. Commitment to and passion for upholding and advancing the profession’s image and responsibilities of the profession. Excellent written communication skills. Experience with AI a plus.
Travel: None
Notes: NA
The Myers Task Force convenes once each year to consider nominations for the Robert J. Myers Public Service Award, which honors an actuary for a single noteworthy public service achievement or a career devoted to public service. The Myers Task Force recommends an awardee to the Academy Board each year.
Number of Volunteers Needed:1-2
Time Commitment: About 5 hours in June and July.
Skills/Experience: Volunteers must be employed in the public sector and have a passion for and commitment to public service.
Travel: None.
Notes: N/A
The Life and Health Qualifications Seminar Subcommittee runs the annual Life and Health Qualifications Seminar. This subcommittee develops a syllabus, learning materials, and exam that will assist actuaries to meet the basic education requirements under the Specific Qualification Standards needed to issue the NAIC Health Annual Statement (Orange Blank) or the NAIC Life and A&H Annual Statement (Blue Blank), or both.
Number of Volunteers Needed:1-2. Note that due to the nature and schedule (February-November) of this subcommittee, potential volunteers may not hear back until late this year or early next year.
Time Commitment: Several hours each month, plus a week in November.
Skills/Experience:
- Asset adequacy testing
- Actuarial opinions
- Cash flow testing
- Statutory insurance accounting
- Life Insurance
- Annuities
- Reinsurance
- Valuation and nonforfeiture requirements
- Overview of health insurance
- Health claim reserves and health insurance valuation topics
- Premium, loss, expense, and contingency reserves
- Principle-based reserving (PBR)
- Risk-based capital
- Actuarial professionalism
In addition, candidates should have a passion for and commitment to developing and delivering earning and educational content. Experience developing curriculum and delivering/facilitating learning events, such as seminars, conference sessions, etc. are considered a plus.
Travel: Subcommittee members are expected to teach at the seminar, held in the Washington, D.C., area each November. This year’s seminar will be held Nov. 17-20.
Notes: The subcommittee meets virtually each month to plan the seminar. Subcommittee members are expected to serve as faculty and attend the seminar, held annually, in-person.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The Work Group helps actuaries understand and ethically apply behavioral economics principles in the insurance industry. This cross-practice Work Group considers opportunities and challenges within current and future actuarial practice, both in the U.S. and internationally. With an emphasis on how human behavior can influence or complicate insurance pricing and modeling, this Work Group balances social science with actuarial perspective.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5+
Time Commitment: The group meets once a month for an hour. Anticipate one to two hours a month when working on a project.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with or interest in analyzing human behaviors desired. Experience with concerns within insurance pricing and modeling which could be impacted by behavioral economics a plus.
The Committee is focused on how actuaries engage in, understand, and use big data and artificial intelligence technologies. With an emphasis on informative and objective work products, particularly related to predictive modeling and other advanced analytics, the Committee leads cross-practice awareness of this evolving landscape. It is frequently asked to help collaborate with and lead conversations with the other Practice Councils, as the Academy responds to federal and state RFIs or proposed regulations and legislations.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5
Time Commitment: Approximately 3-4 hours per month, including one monthly meeting.
Special Skills/Experience: Direct experience or interest in one or more of the following is a plus: predicative analytics, modeling, data science, data analytics, algorithmic development, behavioral economics/science, statistical bias, artificial intelligence. Excellent communication skills – the ability to communicate complicated and technically challenging information to a lay audience is particularly needed.
Travel: Members often attend relevant conferences to gather intelligence or present a work product.
This Subcommittee, which reports into the Data Science and Analytics Committee, is a cross-practice group that monitors how AI is used in various areas of actuarial practice. They collaborate with other Public Policy and Professionalism committees and practice councils to respond to RFIs and proposed regulations and legislation at the federal and state levels, while also developing material to help practitioners understand current and future use in actuarial practice.
Number of Volunteers Needed:10
Time Commitment: Approximately 3-4 hours per month, including one monthly meeting.
Special Skills/Experience: Direct experience or interest in one or more of the following: artificial intelligence, predicative analytics, modeling, data science, data analytics, and algorithmic development. Excellent communication skills – the ability to communicate complicated and technically challenging information to a lay audience is particularly needed.
Travel: Members often attend relevant conferences to gather intelligence or present a work product.
This cross-practice committee focuses on current and anticipated opportunities and challenges within the ERM and ORSA landscape. Current focus has been engaging and educating the profession and key stakeholders through podcasts. The Committee is particularly looking for new members with health, climate risk, or cyber risk experience, as well as those working in a government or academic setting, as they create additional podcast and webinar opportunities in 2026.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5+
Time Commitment: One call every other month and two to four hours per month maximum workload.
Special Skills/Experience: A working knowledge of ERM principles, including governance, risk assessment, risk quantification, and model risk management is preferred. Excellent communication skills – the ability to communicate complicated and technically challenging information to a lay audience is particularly needed.
The CRFD Subcommittee, which reports into the ERM/ORSA Committee, is particularly focused on climate-related financial disclosures. Currently, they have focused on current proposals to add and/or revise CRFD requirements by regulators. Of priority is assessing possibilities for the revision/replacement of the NAIC’s Climate Disclosure Survey.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5+
Time Commitment:1-5 hours per month, including one monthly meeting.
Special Skills/Experience: Interest in climate disclosures and climate risk issues preferred.
The Climate Change Joint Committee is a cross-practice group that focuses on the various actuarial issues related to climate change, including analyzing aspects of climate disclosures, the variations of climate impacts, and broader climate issues. The Committee has frequent interactions with federal and state stakeholders, through comment letters and meetings, to discuss proposals and actuarial perspective. The Committee also serves as a convenor – bringing together industry, government, and others to discuss issues of interest.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 7+
Time Commitment: The group meets once a month on an hour-long call. One to two hours additional workload in work product drafting per month.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience with or assessing various aspects of climate risk and/or experience with climate disclosure requirements preferred.
Travel: Members often attend relevant conferences to gather intelligence or present a work product.
This cross-practice committee focuses its’ efforts on domestic and international financial reporting issues across practice areas. They frequently meet with and collaborate with FASB, also paying attention to the activities of GASB and the NAIC’s various accounting and financial reporting committees. The Committee is looking to expand its knowledge within environmental and catastrophic risk disclosures, given the state, federal, and international interest in the topics.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5+
Time Commitment: Typically, 2 hours per month, including one monthly meeting. Special projects (e.g., comment letters, practice notes) may require up to 50 additional hours per year.
Special Skills/Experience: A strong understanding of US GAAP, US Statutory and ideally IFRS accounting requirements in your practice area is helpful.
The Prudential Regulation Committee’s focuses on solvency and capital issues from a cross-practice perspective. They often engage at the national and international level, submitting comment letters and monitoring meetings on issues that impact and influence US actuarial practice. The Committee is often asked to coordinate a multi-practice area response for the Academy, so interest in and engagement across practice areas is a particular responsibility of this group.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 5
Time Commitment: The group meets once a month on an hour-long call. One to two hours additional workload in work product drafting per month.
Special Skills/Experience: Experience specifically with solvency and capital issues preferred. Knowledge of global solvency and capital regulatory language is also helpful.
Travel: Members often attend relevant conferences to gather intelligence or present a work product.
The Reinsurance Work Group is a cross-practice team that emphasizes current public policy opportunities and challenges in the reinsurance landscape. With both a domestic and international perspective, the work group is looking to become more engaged at the state and federal level as issues around solvency and governance are raised by state insurance departments, the NAIC, and federal agencies. Maintaining a balance of perspectives from each practice area is particularly important, since engagement and opportunity for actuarial input varies.
Number of Volunteers Needed: 8
Time Commitment: The group meets once a month on an hour-long call. One to two hours additional workload in product drafting per month.
Special Skills/Experience: Direct experience in reinsurance and/or offshore reinsurance issues is required.
Short-Term Opportunities
There are opportunities to contribute an article to the Academy’s bimonthly publication, Contingencies. The Academy may contact volunteers to check availability and willingness to write, be interviewed for, or contribute in some other way to the development of an article.
If you are interested in contributing an article to Contingencies, please list the preferred topics of interest for the article. Please note that indicating an interest in contributing an article does not mean that you will be contacted. It will depend on how many members respond and what opportunities are available.
This option allows the Academy to contact you to present or co-present on an Academy-related professionalism or public policy topic for an actuarial club, employer group, or other external event. Please indicate your public speaking experience.
This option allows the Academy to contact you to review written public policy or professionalism materials for publication by the Academy.
This option allows the Academy to contact you for an opportunity to contribute material for dissemination in one of the Academy’s publications (the practice-specific quarterlies or Contingencies).
This option allows the Academy to contact you to participate in Actuary Voices, the official podcast of the American Academy of Actuaries. This podcast brings thoughtful conversations on the role of public policy and/or professionalism in actuaries’ day jobs and the Academy’s volunteer work.
This option allows the Academy to contact you to be interviewed to share a glimpse of your professional and personal lives.
My subject matter expertise/topical interest:
- Professionalism
- Public policy within my area of practice(s)
- Public policy cross-practice
- Education and Events
- Communications
- Membership
- Future actuary/pipeline
- Other
Join a pool of volunteers invited to participate in focus groups or provide structured feedback several times a year. You’ll offer input on public policy, professionalism, education, engagement, events, benefits, the evolving needs of the U.S. actuarial profession, and periodic requests for input form the CEO on issues and opportunities impacting the Academy and its members. You choose which sessions to join based on your interest and availability. This flexible, short‑term volunteer opportunity strengthens the Academy’s connection to our members and the profession by ensuring our work stays relevant and shaped by member feedback and professional needs.