By Eric P. Harding
As regular readers of this column know (hi Dad!), I live in northern Virginia. As many actuaries know, because the Academy is the national organization for actuaries, its offices are in downtown Washington, D.C.

By Shawna Ackerman
We like to think that we stand on solid ground, but living in California, I can tell you that the ground upon which we live is not solid.

By Srivathsan Karanai Margan
In order to assess the risk exposure for charging actuarially fair premiums, insurers seek the details about an insurable object and the critical conditions involved from customers.

By John P. Tierney
Many Academy members might be surprised to hear that counseling actuaries (the “C” in ABCD) is a more common activity for ABCD members than is discipline (the “D” in ABCD).

By Mark Troutman and Larry Jackson
Perhaps Musician Huey Lewis and his band The News were among the first to ask for a specialty drug to fit their specific situation in their song of the same name

By Warren Manners

By Tom Toce
Since this puzzle is published in an actuarial publication, I sometimes remember to put things in that pertain to the profession.

By Stephen Meskin
Crossword puzzles are popular. They can be found in almost every newspaper and many magazines—including this one.

By Bob Rietz
Suppose you lived in Sacramento or some other city in California and the state legislature decided that people who lived there could only fly on one specific airline?