By David Driscoll
Portrayals on stage or screen of actuaries often attract a lot of interest within the profession.
Up To Code
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.
By Godfrey Perrott
One important concept in the Code of Professional Conduct that guides members of the U.S. actuarial organizations is that of a conflict of interest.
By John P. Tierney
Many Academy members might be surprised to hear that counseling actuaries (the “C” in ABCD) is a more common activity for ABCD members than is discipline (the “D” in ABCD).
By John Stokesbury
The other day at the gym, there was this guy wearing a T-shirt that read, “And planks don’t like you either.”
By Deborah Rosenberg
A fable is best described as a narrative that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson.
By David Driscoll
“I know one thing; that I know nothing.”
By Allan W. Ryan
As members of any of the five U.S.-based actuarial organizations that has adopted the Code of Professional Conduct must know, Precept 3 of the Code states that: “An Actuary shall ensure that Actuarial Services performed by or under the direction of the Actuary satisfy applicable standards of practice.”
By David Ogden
Eric Ratesetter walked into his boss’s office and said, “I’ve got a problem.”