Description: Author asserts that actuaries are arguably better at analyzing and interpreting risk than any other professional. The exhaustive exams teach us how to manage risk, not eliminate it. If the profession is to continue to flourish, it will be vital to take this idea and apply it to one’s career too.

Description: This report of the committee on status and accreditation notes the activities and issues around obtaining an accreditation/certification at the state level.

Description: This fact sheet about the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst 'CERA' designation describes the credential, the impact on businesses of having CERA certified personnel, and the CERA curriculum.

Description: This article announces that Stephen J. Kaczmarek, ASA, was awarded 30 Fellowship credits for his paper, “A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Affecting Formulary Compliance in Prescription Drug Card Programs.” This is the 13th such paper approved for Fellowship credit under the Future Education Methods program.

Description: Article discusses the new enterprise risk management credential, the CERA.

Description: Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) is emerging as a requirement for insurance companies in many countries. Enterprise risk management is also being used in banking and other industries. This provides an opportunity for actuaries to expand further into other industries, especially with the CERA credential.

Description: The CERA pathway is an avenue for a select group of Society of Actuaries members who have demonstrated expertise and substantial experience in the field of enterprise risk management to obtain this new credential without completing the examination requirements.

Description: Brief description of the actuarial profession in Switzerland, the success story of the Swiss Solvency Test (SST), and some features of the insurance market.