March/April 2022

Features

Departments

In Dogged Pursuit
Inside Track

In Dogged Pursuit

By Eric P. Harding
I live in the suburbs. More specifically, I live on what’s colorfully called a “double-headed cul-de-sac,” and we happen to have a corner lot. (Imagine a normal cul-de-sac with an offshoot branch jutting off to the left; we occupy one of the two houses at the small intersection.)

Standards in Practice
President's Message

Standards in Practice

By Maryellen Coggins
In my last column I wrote about renewal—the changing seasons and the coming spring, and the Academy’s own renewal with new leadership and new areas of focus for a new year.

Risk to the Actuary
Up To Code

Risk to the Actuary

By Richard Kutikoff
Actuaries love to measure risk. Risk is directly involved in our calculations: Mortality/longevity risk. Morbidity risk. Turnover risk. Investment return risk. Asset/liability mismatch risk. Risk of underprovision for expenses. Risk of bad data. Risk that our models are incorrect.

Seeking Meaning, Finding God
Commentary

Seeking Meaning, Finding God

By Wes Edwards
I am an actuary and I consider myself a “man of science”—substituting facts for appearances, etc.—but I also consider myself a man of God, in that I am an active member of a recognized church.

Down Broadway
Puzzles

Down Broadway

By Josh Feldman
Lots of people ask me what I think about running, trying to figure out how I keep focused during a long run on the mean streets of Columbia.