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The November Actuarial Update includes a supplement covering the Envision Tomorrow: 2022 Annual Meeting, with photos and coverage of the Academy’s premier annual event, as well as incoming President Ken Kent and the Academy’s annual awards, including the new Rising Actuary Awards for up-and-coming actuaries.

The title of “actuary” has been used for more than 2,000 years. What’s in a name? The new Contingencies web exclusive goes deep into the history books to see how the use of this appellation has changed over time. Read it now. 

Read the latest issue of This Week—ABCD, ASB Appointments; Tales From the Dark Side Webinar This Month; Life Discussion Briefs.

The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council’s Long-Duration Contracts Work Group released a practice note exposure draft, Application of ASU 2018-12 to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts Under U.S. GAAP, which covers aspects of the application of Accounting Standards Update 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, published in August 2018 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The comment deadline is extended to Dec. 9.