By Tom Herget, Chris Kogut and Anna Wetterhus

Actuaries interact with a dizzying array of programs and institutions from around the world–and the many acronyms they use as shorthand–every day. But there are just too many acronyms for anyone to keep straight, and new ones are being added all the time. Members of the American Academy of Actuaries' Solvency Committee have put together an acronym reference chart. This handy guide can be folded up to fit in your wallet and quickly reviewed so you can fearlessly enter an elevator.

This chart can be downloaded by clicking here.

Would you care to nominate new candidates? Would you like to enhance an existing description? The authors are committed to keeping this resource current. Email any of the three authors with your suggested text additions or changes.

Tom Herget, FSA, CERA, MAAA, is president of Risk Lighthouse LLC. He can be contacted at Thomas.Herget@RiskLighthouse.com.

Chris Kogut, FCAS, MAAA, is Principal and Consulting Actuary, for Milliman, Inc. in South Burlington, VT. She can be reached at chris.kogut@milliman.com.

Anna M. Wetterhus, FCAS, MAAA is actuary, Corporate Actuarial, for Swiss Re America Holding Corporation in Overland Park, KS. She can be reached at anna_wetterhus@swissre.com.