In “Self-Regulation of the U.S. Actuarial Profession: A Model for the World,” Academy Past President Cecil Bykerk writes about his recent experience at the International Congress of Actuaries in Berlin. (Actuarial Update, June 2018)

The AG43/C3 Phase II Work Group submitted a comment letter to the NAIC on the assumption governance for Actuarial Guideline 43. 

The Annuity Illustration Work Group submitted a comment letter to the NAIC on proposed changes to the Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation #245. 

In “Professionalism: Our Ongoing Conversation With the Public,” Academy President Steve Alpert writes about professionalism’s broader context regarding how actuaries’ daily work benefits the public, drawing on more than two centuries of the profession’s dialog with the public. (Contingencies, July/August 2018)

In the July/August issue of Contingencies, the cover story, “A Long Stroll Through Avoca Cemetery,” takes readers on an actuarial study of a small-town burial ground ... and pauses for a few meditations and meanderings along the way. Other features include “Model Behavior”—How a modern modeler can add value and drive effective business decisions, and “Data Disasters”—Learning from history: case studies in analytic decision-making.

The June Actuarial Update covers the recently released Academy-sponsored Magic School Bus book, which is available for order and corporate sponsorships; issue briefs on 2019 health insurance premium drivers and the 2018 Medicare and Social Security trustees’ reports; the Big Data monograph; and the “Professionalism Counts” column, in which Past President Cecil Byk

Individual and Small Group Markets Committee members present at the 2018 SOA Health Meeting on examining rules surrounding association health plans, short-term limited duration insurance plans, and health reimbursement arrangements from the Trump Administration.

The summer StateScan Quarterly highlights state legislation and regulation in the past quarter including casualty issues related to auto insurance and autonomous vehicles, flood and travel insurance, climate risk, and workers’ compensation; health issues including the individual market, Medicaid, and long-term care; and life insurance issues, public pension plans, and cross-practice issues, such

The Life Reserves Work Group submitted a revised APF to the NAIC on the aggregation of mortality segments for the purpose of determining credibility.