By Steve Alpert
As I start my year as president, I am looking to forward to advancing the Academy’s mission, as described in its short yet powerful mission statement: “To serve the public and the United States actuarial profession.”
January/February 2018
Letters submitted to Contingencies regarding the July/August 2017, September/October 2017, and November/December 2017 issues.
By Rick Block
“Violations of the Code of Professional Conduct—Precept 13. An Actuary with knowledge of an apparent, unresolved, material violation of the Code by another Actuary should consider discussing the situation with the other Actuary and attempt to resolve the apparent violation.
By Ed Robbins
The actuarial profession has several characteristics in common with other well-known professions, such as law, medicine, and accounting.
By D. Joeff Williams
My father was a civil engineer who loved to do carpentry as a hobby. As a kid, I had a chance to help him on some of his projects and to share in his enthusiasm for woodworking.
By Mike Jennings and Roy Ju
First, let’s set the stage. A rite of passage for anyone aspiring to actuarial work is the exam process.
By Tom Toce
The answers to the clues yield four four-letter words, four six-letter words, four seven-letter words, and one 16-letter word.
By Stephen Meskin
Let {a1, a2, ..., an} be a non-empty set of relatively prime positive integers, for example {3, 8} for n = 2 or {6, 10, 15} for n = 3.
By Bob Rietz
We recently (finally?) sold our mountain cabin and moved to a condo within walking distance of downtown Asheville, N.C.
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