The drafters of the Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States (USQS), which took effect in 2008, believed continuing education (CE) to be so important that they raised the number of hours required from 12 to 30 per year. These and other significant changes left actuaries with a lot of questions about the new requirements and how to meet them.

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.

The Summer Casualty Quarterly leads with a Q&A with Workers’ Compensation Committee member Derek Jones on workers’ compensation, opioids, and COVID-19.

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.