In accordance with the Academy’s policy, 72 volunteers have been removed from their Academy committee positions because they failed to comply with the Academy’s policy that its volunteers expressly acknowledge the longstanding Conflict of Interest (COI) policy applicable to all volunteers.

On March 30, Academy Assistant General Counsel Sheila Kalkunte spoke to an audience of approximately 150 at the MassMutual Actuarial Gathering in Chicopee, Mass., on professionalism issues including the topic of qualifying for a new/emerging area of practice. To request a speaker on actuarial professionalism for your event, click here. 

Read the latest issue of This Week—the Academy's end-of-week digital newsletter, compiling a week’s worth of news, updates, and media coverage in one convenient, easy-to-use publication.

Registration is now open for the 2015 Life and Health Qualifications Seminar, to be held Nov. 9-12 in Arlington, Va. See why so many of your peers find this seminar the most succinct and effective way to acquire the required basic education and continuing education to be qualified to sign NAIC annual statement actuarial opinions.

In this month’s Actuarial Update, the Academy has premiered the enhanced website of the Actuarial Standards Board. The website now features interactive elements on ASB documents including ASOPs and exposure drafts, as well as an improved user-focused design.

The Risk Sharing Work Group submitted a letter to CMS with comments on the 2014 medical loss ratio (MLR) annual reporting form.

In the Spring 2015 edition of Enrolled Actuaries Report, read about recent sweeping reforms to multiemployer pension plans that may affect millions of Americans; comment letters the Pension Committee sent to the IRS and the PBGC on mortality tables and late retirement actuarial equivalence, respectively; and more.