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Five individuals have been nominated for officer positions on the Academy Board, with Bob Beuerlein leading the slate as the nominee to be the Academy’s next president-elect. Read about all the officer nominees submitted on the Nominating Committee slate on the Academy’s Election Center page. The board will vote on the slate on Oct. 7, 2015.

Join the Academy at the 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum, Nov. 12-13 in Washington, as we celebrate 50 years of service to the public and the U.S. actuarial profession with a day-and-a-half of CE-offering practice-specific and cross-practice public policy and professionalism sessions. Visit actuary.org/Academy50 to learn more and register.

The Annuity Reserves Work Group submitted a report to the NAIC's VM-22 (A) Subgroup outlining the potential uses of the representative scenarios method (RSM) in calculating annuity reserves.

The Academy’s Public Interest Committee released a paper providing a common framework for discussion on sustainability of U.S. financial security programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and other types of insurance.