(1/13/25) Many eyes across the country are transfixed by the wildfires ravaging the greater Los Angeles area. While this is still an evolving situation, it is clear multiple fires have led to loss of life, as well as causing tens of billions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses.
(1/8/25) Kicking off the new year, the Academy published its annual updated law manuals for casualty and life and health actuaries, the Life and Health Valuation Law Manual and the P/C Loss Reserve Law Manual.
(12/19/24) The Academy in 2024 monitored legislative and regulatory issues of interest at the federal and state levels across practice areas
(12/11/24) The end of the year is transition season where you wrap up the current year’s activities and look toward the next one with equal parts optimism and apprehension.
(12/2/24) Many Americans (especially actuaries) are familiar with the financial state of Social Security. At the same time, there is also an awareness of immigration as a high-profile issue.
(11/21/24) The final months of the year are a time to tie up loose ends and look ahead, and that’s what the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) did at its Fall National Meeting in mid-November, bringing state regulators, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and the Academy to Denver to wrap up some projects, discuss priorities for 2025, and elect new leadership.
(11/12/24) As autumn is in full swing, Americans are increasingly preparing for a busy end of the year. While the end of the year is thought to be a joyous period for spending time with family and friends, some people may feel down or depressed.
(10/31/24) All the ads, all the solicitations, all the endless chatter from political talking heads—the 2024 presidential election season has been a lot, and most of us won’t miss it.
(10/10/24) For the past six months, the Academy has used its Election 2024: Issues Clearinghouse as a one-stop shop for members, policymakers, and the broader policy community to find independent, unbiased insights with the actuarial perspective on some of the top policy issues facing this country—retirement security, health care, climate change, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and risk management.
(10/01/24) Fall is upon us, and with it comes something spooky to take heed of every October. No, it has nothing to do with ghosts or goblins—it’s the annual reminder that hackers and phishers are on the prowl to steal your data. That’s right, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month.