Description: There are reasons for the retirement actuary to be optimistic about the future of our practice. There are reasons to believe that actuaries will play an increasingly large and valuable role in the retirement industry and there are significant opportunities for growth—from both an individual and a profession wide perspective— within the pension consulting field.

Description: This article summarizes the treatment of changes in the basis for determining life insurance tax reserves under prior law and describes the changes enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It further explains the procedures for changing the basis of computing reserves under the new rules as outlined in Revenue Procedure 2019-10, the IRS’s December 2018 guidance on the subject, and discusses the uncertainties that remain.

Description: The Baltimore Sun, last March 10th, printed an article about one of our members that surely qualifies for inclusion in kits used to tell the public what actuaries are like, and what we do. Entitled “Women Actuaries Rare But She Is A ‘Fellow’,” its subject is Cheryl E. Tillman.

Description: Presented at October 1986 Annual Meeting. This session discussion is an exploration of how current and possible future changes in the actuary's work environment may affect his/her responsibilities as a professional. Potential changes include: creation of Interim Actuarial Standards Board, developing role of valuation actuary, increasing importance of actuarial consultants, enrolled actuaries, actuaries as expert witnesses, and impact of professional liability lawsuits.

Description: An article covering the saturation of the entry-level actuarial job market and how to focus on improving your situation.

Description: The Taxation Section recently conducted a survey to gather information on the role of the tax actuary within insurance companies.

Description: In an effort to cultivate a more diverse profession and membership for their organizations, The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), through their Joint Committee for Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Charter (JCIED) have made a commitment to significantly increase their funding and support of the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) for the next three years (2019-2021).

Description: Interview with Rick Jones, senior partner and national practices leader at Aon Hewitt.

Description: The August/September 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.