By Shawna Ackerman
I was recently in New York City for the NAIC Summer National Meeting.
President's Message
By Shawna Ackerman
One issue that has dominated discussions I have been involved in at the Academy and elsewhere this year is the U.S. actuarial profession’s relationship with professional associations outside the U.S.
By Shawna Ackerman
Several years ago, the Academy was invited to participate in a daylong session with the U.S. Government Accountability Office to discuss businesses’ actions to build resilience to climate-related risks and the interdependency of business and government resilience.
By Shawna Ackerman
Just before Thanksgiving last year, Academy staff told me they would like the next installment of my presidential message by the first of January. So, here I sit in the heart of the holiday season thinking about what next to write.
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 Steve Alpert
A year ago, in my inaugural address as Academy president, I challenged the profession to engage in a dialogue about how the public values the contributions of the actuarial profession and how actuarial professionalism guides us in navigating the dynamic relationship among the public, the principal, and the profession.
By Steve Alpert
In virtually every conversation I’ve had with Academy staff and volunteer leaders about professionalism, the concept of the self-regulation of the U.S. actuarial profession comes up.
By Steve Alpert
This month, we take a step back from the technical details of professionalism to look at the broader context of professionalism as our part of a two-way “conversation” with the public.
By Steve Alpert
Early in my career, a senior consultant told me about the “fence post” test: if a contractor builds a fence around a yard, the property owner can verify the quality of the fence by testing the solidity of a couple of the posts.
By Steve Alpert
The actuarial profession has to navigate the dynamic tension created by two concepts that are at the heart of financial security programs: fairness and security.