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The Academy makes available to its members and the public a rich and diverse library of newsletters, magazines, annual publications, and other documents that cover a broad range of public policy and professionalism issues.

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MAGAZINE & NEWSLETTERS

Actuarial Update

Actuarial Update, the monthly newsletter for all Academy members, covers public policy and professionalism news and issues. Update also is a key source for news about the Academy itself and Academy membership.

ASB Boxscore

The Actuarial Standards Board's newsletter, with progress reports on the ASB's work developing and updating standards.

Casualty Quarterly

Casualty Quarterly covers stories of interest to property/casualty actuaries. In addition to a roundup of the most recent quarter’s Academy P/C news, it highlights key federal and state legislation and regulations.

Contingencies

Contingencies is the bimonthly magazine of the Academy that takes readers into the world of the actuary — insurance, casualty, health, pension, financial and risk management - through a wide array of feature stories, commentaries, interviews, how-to columns, and more.

Essential Elements

Essential Elements, a new series of concise and informative papers developed by the Academy, is designed to provide a quick and easy-to-understand overview of key public policy issues of interest to Academy members, policy makers and the general public. Each paper provides the important points and analysis, supplemented by graphics, so that the reader can quickly understand the issue and its significance to the public debate.

HealthCheck

HealthCheck is the Academy’s quarterly digital newsletter covering the actuarial perspective on health care policy.

Life Perspectives

Life Perspectives is a quarterly newsletter designed to keep you up to date on activities of the Academy’s Life Practice Council.

StateScan Roundup

StateScan Roundup highlights state legislation across the country that may be of interest to Academy members.

The Retirement Report

The Retirement Report is a quarterly newsletter that collects pension news for enrolled actuaries and Academy members in the pension and retirement practice areas.

This Week

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

PROFESSIONALISM

Professionalism Discussion Papers

PRACTICE NOTES

Practice Notes

Practice notes offer examples of current and emerging approaches to selected actuarial tasks. They are intended to supplement the available actuarial literature, especially where the practices addressed are subject to evolving technology, recently adopted external requirements, or advances in actuarial science and other applicable disciplines.

PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH

Recent research papers

ANNUAL PUBLICATIONS

	The Record The Record is the Academy’s annual report to the membership and the public, recapping the work of Academy volunteers over the past year in serving the public and the profession.
	NAAC Report The North American Actuarial Council Annual Report compiles the cross-border work and collaboration of the nine actuarial organizations serving the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Law Manuals

Life and Health Valuation Law Manual

The Life and Health Valuation Law Manual, updated annually, is designed to help appointed actuaries comply with the requirements of the NAIC model Standard Valuation Law and the Model Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Regulation. It outlines key valuation developments and state guidance, NAIC model laws and regulations that have an effect on reserve calculations, a discussion of generally distributed interpretations, and copies of the current actuarial guidelines from the NAIC Examiners Handbook.

Property/Casualty (P/C) Loss Reserve Law Manual

The P/C Loss Reserve Law Manual, updated annually, contains useful information to help appointed actuaries comply with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Statement requirements for a Statement of Actuarial Opinion (SAOs). It includes SAO requirements and state laws and regulations establishing those requirements; Annual Statement instructions for the SAOs for P/C, title loss, and loss expense reserves; and other pertinent Annual Statement instructions.

Amicus Briefs

Amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs submitted by the Academy on litigation involving issues important to the actuarial profession.

Brief for the National Federation of Independent Business, et al. v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health And Human Services, et al./State of Florida, et al. v. Department of Health And Human Services, et al.

Brief for Willens v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., California (March 2004)

Brief for Cohen and Tharp v. Briscoe, Comm, and Jackson

Brief for Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan v. Gabriel, Roeder, Smith and Co.

Brief for Lockheed Corp. et al. v. Spink

Brief for United Teacher Associates Insurance Co.v. MacKeen and Bailey Inc.

Brief for Shay et al. v. Howard et al.

Brief for Shepley et al. v. New Coleman Holdings Inc. et al.

Other Publications and Resources

Academy Alerts

Comments and Letters

Discontinued Publications

Issue Briefs

NAIC Reports

Policy Papers

Testimony