2019 Valuation Actuary Symposium

The SOA Update

• National Association of Insurance Commissioners approves SOA General Insurance track for qualified actuary education.
• Read the SOA Annual Report series, as SOA leaders discuss the strategic plan, predictive analytics, inclusion and diversity, international strategy and the future of the profession.
• Actuaries’ insights on health care highlighted in the Association Forum’s Ask the Expert column.

Submit Your Ideas to Help People Extend Their Healthy Life Expectancy

The SOA Workable Innovations for Living Longer contest closes June 28. Submit your ideas, and the top entries will present at the 2019 SOA Annual Meeting & Exhibit.

Intro to GI Exam Open

Registration is now open for the Introduction to General Insurance Exam in August. 

SOA Member Carlos Brioso: Kaggle Master

Carlos Brioso maintains two identities: At New York Life, he’s a data scientist; outside the office, he’s a Kaggle Competition Master. See how he beat out the competition using data analysis to solve his industry’s most pressing challenges.

You Can Learn a Lot by Listening

Learn how to use narrative analysis to understand the "why" in consumer behavior trends. Read The Actuary.

NAIC Approves SOA GI Track for Qualified Actuary Education

After a thorough review of the SOA’s general insurance Fellowship specialty track, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) concluded that the SOA’s GI track is an NAIC Accepted Actuarial Designation, meeting NAIC standards of a qualified actuary in general insurance, pending some modest and agreed-upon updates to the curriculum. Learn more about what this means.

Jump Into Learning in July

Impactful Changes to the CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment Webcast 
July 17

Opiod Crisis Webast
July 24

UCAP: Does Your School Make the List?

Find Universities & Colleges with Actuarial Programs around the world.  

It's That Time Again: Renew Your Dues

Make sure your voice counts in the upcoming section elections: Renew your dues and join a section.

Annual Report: The Actuarial Profession and its Future

In this four-part series, SOA leaders discuss predictive analytics, the SOA strategic plan and the future of the profession in this four-part series. 

Underwriting Issues & Innovation Seminar

The SOA Product Development Section presents this annual seminar on its 7th year. July 28-30, Rosemont, IL.

ARC Registration 

Five Indiana universities are hosting the 54th Actuarial Research Conference, Aug. 14-17 in Indianapolis. Registration is now open.

2019 IABA Annual Meeting

Join us Aug. 1-3 in Houston, TX. for the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) Annual Meeting and the IABA's Annual Career Networking Event.