Description: A look at the career and accomplishments of Julia Philips, the only health actuary employed at the Minnesota Department of Commerce. She believes her learn-by-doing attitude has allowed her to build a career she enjoys, which includes her to work to promote consumer protection, volunteer with many organizations, and implement health reform.

Description: This article contains excerpts from the first three articles that were released through the strategic initiative - Commercial Health Care: What’s Next?

Description: Risk Magnification does exist and needs to be considered in the risk aggregation and risk management processes.

Description: The article makes reference to how the intervention by government agencies and institutions into the financial marketplace are creating distortions. This artificial tampering into market mechanisms will likely result in major financial dislocations down the road as natural economic forces (coined by the term "invisible hand") eventually are allowed to come into play.

Description: Discussion of organizations that influence reinsurance regulations

Description: A response to the comments on the paper.

Description: A proposal to draft model legislation focused on getting adequate funding for public pension plans.

Description: Report on the activities of the Academy’s health practice council and its work groups.

Description: Using Healthcare Claims Data to Create Actuarial Models.

Description: Section activity overview by section council chair