About Contingencies

Welcome to Contingencies, the magazine of the actuarial profession. Contingencies is a bimonthly, full-color magazine that explores the issues driving the insurance and financial services industries. It is written for actuaries as well as general readers with an interest in a range of financial and social concerns. Readers include professionals in fields such as law, risk management, and benefit administration, as well as government policy-makers. Articles tackle subjects that are important to our readers—Social Security, Medicare, managed health care, insurance regulation, benefits trends, and more.

Contingencies (ISSN 1048-9851) is published bimonthly by the American Academy of Actuaries, 1850 M Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036-5805. For subscription information and customer service, contact the Contingencies subscription department at the address above or (202) 223-8196. Advertising offices: Jeff Rhodes of MCI, 410-584-1916, jeff.rhodes@mci-group.com.

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