Description: Discusses the emerging role of personal actuary.

Description: Actuarial science curricula at universities tend to focus on preparing students for academic and professional exams. In this article, I will share the value of student professional development and how it complements the technical skills taught in the classroom, using Temple University as an illustrative case study.

Description: Article discusses the mechanics of index-linked annuities and the growth of RILAs

Description: The SOA Research Institute Health Care Cost Trends Strategic Research Program and Health Section Council Committees are seeking researchers to compare the intended effects of the ACA and its amendments since the implementation of each provision.

Description: Interview with Assia Billig, FSA, FCIA, Ph.D., appointed chief actuary of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI’s) Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) in April 2019.

Description: This web page introduces a draft of a study that examines the reliability and validity of the Health Plan Employee Data and Information Set [HEDIS] performance measures.

Description: The Canadian Institute of Actuaries and Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Research, the Product Development Section and the Financial Reporting Section, sponsored this study investigating how the Canadian life insurance industry is utilizing predictive modelling.

Description: This article discusses the work of the Accreditation Implementation Task Force in developing accreditation standards for university actuarial programs.

Description: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been discussed widely and in depth, with lockdown measures and restrictions on travel and trading having a severe impact on the global economy. It is therefore essential the insurance industry investigates these changes in the economy in terms of their impact on morbidity and mortality. In this article, we highlight some of the key findings on this topic.