President's Message
By Lisa Slotznick
REPUTATIONAL RISK TO ACTUARIES—are we worried? The lead story in this issue of Contingencies on the reputational risk to actuaries’ principals (and in turn to actuaries) focuses on several topic areas—major insurance company insolvencies, climate change with its impact on availability and affordability of insurance, demographic shifts impacting solvency of retirement and life insurance programs, and artificial intelligence.
By Lisa Slotznick
Cyber, one of the Academy's mega issues for the year, affects all of us due to the pervasive nature of information technology that connects us in our daily transactions.
By Lisa Slotznick
Back to the 2024 Election and voting—older citizens are more likely to vote and participate in elections than other age groups in the U.S.
By Lisa Slotznick
I'm not breaking any news when I tell you that 2024 is an election year—for president, Congress, and numerous state and local offices.
By Lisa Slotznick
As a new actuarial student, my bosses and supervisors encouraged Academy membership as the pinnacle of actuarial achievement: the equivalent of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for the actuary.
By Ken Kent
In a world of multiple media communication channels and instant opinion delivery methods—and now with artificial intelligence becoming a source of what can be perceived as accurate—it can be increasingly challenging to determine what is the truth.
By Ken Kent
I hope that someday when I mention I am an actuary, the response will be one of recognition of the essential part we play in supporting financial security for everyone.
July/August 2023
By Ken Kent
How an actuary might apply the precepts—and the Precepts—of actuarial professionalism throughout their career.
By Ken Kent
For employers of actuaries, their employees’ membership in actuarial organizations provides clear and tangible benefits. With more than one actuarial organization in the U.S., it is important that employers understand the value and reasoning for supporting their actuaries’ individual, and often, multiple memberships.