By Allan W. Ryan
As I wrap up my final year on the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline (ABCD), I am also presenting my final “Up to Code” article. I decided I would go back four years and revisit the topic of my “Up to Code” article from the September/October 2016 issue of Contingencies.
By Godfrey Perrott
My wife and I watched Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner recently.
By David Ogden
Randy Ratesetter came into Sheila Savvy’s office. Randy was relatively new, having joined Virtual Consulting three years ago.
By John T. Stokesbury
I am fascinated by the old movies that have been “colorized”—teasing out the real colors from the slight variations in gray used throughout the film.
By Deborah M. Rosenberg
Yogi Berra said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” yet that is the essence of an actuary’s work.
By Kenneth A. Kent
Every Precept of the Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) is considered essential in meeting our responsibility to the public in support of our profession.
By Alice Rosenblatt
It’s still a long time until the November 2020 elections, and we can expect a lot of political news before we reach the day itself.
By David Driscoll
Portrayals on stage or screen of actuaries often attract a lot of interest within the profession.
By Allan W. Ryan
What is a profession? The Oxford Dictionary defines the word in part as “a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.”
By David Ogden
Actuaries frequently go on ad infinitum over assumptions, methods, data, and other actuarial considerations.