Letters submitted to Contingencies regarding the May/June and July/August 2022 issues.

By Eric P. Harding
So we’re just getting back from our (now-)annual trip to northern Michigan. The weather was grand, the drive was fine (I presume it was, anyway—my better half piloted the family van), and no one got sick.

By Maryellen Coggins
With one of the hottest summers on record just about behind us, the soon-to-be-changing weather (and leaves) will again signify a time of change.

By David Driscoll
This is the final Up to Code article that I will compose. Because this is my last such essay, I am going to take the liberty of beginning on what, for me, at least, is an uncharacteristically personal note and write about a friend from my youth who died recently and was among the most impressive persons I have ever known.

By Lorene Reagan
Rate-setting considerations for long-term services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

By Warren Manners

By Tom Toce
A couple of friends who are really into cryptic puzzles decided to play a game of Scrabble. One was an actuary, the other a dermatologist.

By Stephen Meskin
A standard pair of dice is a common object about which to pose probability problems.

By Bob Rietz
All U.S. credentialed actuaries speak two languages, and many of us speak three or even four.