By Steve Malerich
“In this scenario, the foundation beneath our retirement system has crumbled. Our stool cannot stand, because it has nothing to stand on.”
July/August 2023
Features
By Craig Reynolds
During my stint as an elected official, skills learned as an actuary have proved invaluable
By Robert Eaton
"AI is whatever hasn't been done yet." -Larry Tesler
Departments
Letters regarding the May/June 2023 issue of Contingencies.
July/August 2023
By Ken Kent
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.
July/August 2023
By Brian Jackson
The recent emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT has stimulated considerable discussion about how these technologies can be used by actuaries when providing professional services.
By Venkat Seshadri and Suresh Aranala Krishnamurthy
Continuous innovation is fast becoming a business necessity in the insurance industry.
Review by Jim Lynch
Risky Business: Why Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It
By Warren Manners
By Tom Toce
Here’s another puzzle from the formidable construction team of Bob Fink and Jerry Miccolis.
By Josh Feldman
Growing up in the ’80s in St. Louis, radio was king. Before the iPod, YouTube, or even Napster, the best way to listen to music was on the radio.
By Ted Gotsch
The release of the Academy’s Social Security Challenge is being praised by the public, policymakers, and in the press alike as an effective way of raising attention to the high-stakes issues facing the nation’s primary federal retirement program and how it can be fixed.
By Sam Gutterman
I was with my family in Miami Beach. Beginning to swim in the Atlantic Ocean, I not only waded through a big clump of seaweed, but also a patch of plastic bags and candy wrappers.