By Sam Gutterman
Two weeks ago, I streamed 25 movies from the Sundance Film Festival. I have a place in Park City, Utah, so I usually attend in person—but this was an all-virtual year.
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By Kendra Letang and Rob Walling
There’s a misperception that innovators don’t need rules. Or, perhaps more dramatically, a perception that innovators flout rules.
Are you getting paid what you're worth? These surveys, compiled by Claude Penland of Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment, offer a snapshot of 2021 compensation in the life, property/casualty, health, and pension fields.
By John Divine
Tesla is the rare breed of company that’s hard to define.
January/February 2022
By Kendra Letang and Rob Walling
Innovation is not without structure. That “undiscovered country” is not lawless. Innovators walk well-worn trails—carved by others—with rules and guides that keep the path safe and keep them moving in the right direction.
January/February 2022
Contingencies sat down with Tom Campbell, Lisa Slotznick, and Joeff Williams—three members of the Committee on Qualifications (COQ), the Academy body that drafted the amended USQS—to discuss this historic undertaking.
By Eric P. Harding
Typically, this space is spent noodling over some personal anecdote that ties into the theme of the features for the issue. But this column is going to be a little different.
Letters submitted to Contingencies regarding the November/December 2021 issue.
By Maryellen Coggins
There aren’t many hours of sunlight on these dreary winter days. But it cheers the spirit to know that beneath the surface of the chilly topsoil, patient flower bulbs—dazzling daffodils, slender tulips, fragrant hyacinth—are biding their time, waiting for the season of renewal to come.
January/February 2022
By John Schubert
Always keep the Code in the front of your mind.