By April Choi
Do these sound familiar to you? As practicing actuaries, we inevitably encounter situations when we must deal with unreasonable requests from our companies’ management or clients. But what happens when we are pressured to compromise our professional integrity?
By Edward E. Burrows
John was finishing attendance at a continuing education session.
May/June 2024
By David Kausch
"No more exams!" Aisha exclaimed. Aisha was celebrating her success with a credentialled actuarial coworker, Bailey, over lunch.
March/April 2024
By Linda Bell
When I was learning to golf, I first heard "the rules are your friend" when I complained about having to count two extra strokes after my ball bounced off the wall of a bunker and hit my foot.
January/February 2024
By Cande Olsen
The long weekend was coming up, and Matt was looking forward to getting together with his old college buddies, Susan and Jim.
November/December 2023
By Albert J. Beer
“Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood!” While young readers might not recognize the musical reference, I believe all readers can relate to the disappointment of having an intended audience not understand a particular role you play.
September/October 2023
By Richard Kutikoff
How an actuary might apply the precepts—and the Precepts—of actuarial professionalism throughout their career.
July/August 2023
By David Driscoll
This Up to Code piece examines various professionalism considerations of the use of large language models like ChatGPT.
May/June 2023
By William Hines
Case studies of when you might need to refuse an assignment or otherwise decline a directive from a principal.