Disclosure in the Real World: ASOP No. 41 Case Studies

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Webinar panelists Patricia Matson, chairperson of the Actuarial Standards Board (ASB), Al Beer, former ASB chairperson, and Sheila Kalkunte, the Academy’s assistant general counsel, provide attendees with extensive information to identify what constitutes actuarial communications subject to rules and regulations and discuss disclosure requirements and practical considerations regarding disclosures.

The New ASOP 6: Does Your Actuarial Work Measure Up?

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The May 2014 update of ASOP No. 6, Measuring Retiree Group Benefits Obligations and Determining Retiree Group Benefits Program Periodic Costs or Actuarially Determined Contributions, included a number of changes that have practical implications for actuaries.

Revised FAQs on USQS: Spelling Out the Details

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The Committee on Qualifications chair along with another committee member discuss a greatly expanded and detailed revision to the committee’s Frequently Asked Questions on the U.S. Qualification Standards, including topics such as statements of actuarial opinion, practicing in more than one area, continuing education, and other qualification matters. The newly expanded FAQs are available here.

New Report on Actuaries' Perceptions of Key Ethical Issues Facing Profession

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This professionalism webinar provides the first analysis of the results of the Academy’s survey on “Key Ethical Concerns Facing the Actuarial Profession: Perceptions of Members of the American Academy of Actuaries.” Attendees asked thought-provoking questions and shared insights on the top perceived ethical issues and means of mitigating such issues as they inter

The Great Modeling Debate: What Standards Should Apply?

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In this webinar, expert presenters engage in a mock debate to explore different perspectives on issues raised in the comments on the modeling standard exposure drafts.

Actuarial Update, September 2015

In this month’s Actuarial Update, read about the Academy’s upcoming forum in Washington that will look at challenges and opportunities regarding retirement and long-term care issues.

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Code of Professional Conduct: Applying the Same Code in Uncertain Economic Times

This professionalism webinar provides both a primer and a refresher course on what the Code means to you as a practicing actuary. During the 90-minute webinar, Council on Professionalism members Kevin Dyke and Karen Smith and Academy Assistant General Counsel Sheila J. Kalkunte discuss the Code’s precepts, what constitutes a violation, and answered questions from participants.

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U.S. Qualification Standards—Key Aspects and your FAQs Answered

Presenters John Morris, Kenneth Quintilian, and Sheila Kalkunte provide a refresher on the U.S. Qualification Standards and answer questions from the attendees.

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Solvency Committee Submits Congressional Testimony on Domestic Insurance Regulations

The Solvency Committee submitted written testimony for the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance's hearing on "The Impact of Domestic Regulatory Standards on the U.S. Insurance Market."

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Professionalism Outreach, September 2015

Committee on Qualifications Chairperson Keith Passwater and Academy President Mary D. Miller provided an overview of actuarial professionalism, including the Code of Conduct and the Academy’s development of a U.S. Qualification Standards attestation form, to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Actuary Forum in Chicago on Sept. 22. Passwater and Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline liaison and staff attorney Brian Jackson presented a similar presentation in Indianapolis on Sept. 21 to the Actuaries Club of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

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