Description: This report highlights major weather stories that unfolded across the month of November 2010.

Description: In the past months, as COVID-19 has forced the reduced activity in the U.S. economy there has been some very substantial, but varied effects on the U.S. healthcare system. There is a lot of potential for confusion amongst providers and patients with regards to decisions related to which services ought to be rendered and which ought to be deferred. Two specific agencies – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have put together some guidance to add more clarity towards what types of services should be provided and what types ought to be deferred. In addition, this paper includes a discussion on what types of services are most likely to be deferred, and which ones will accrue pent-up demand to be released when many of the deferred services become available again.

Description: This Society of Actuaries, working with LIMRA, Oliver Wyman and the American Council of Life Insurers, is releasing a series of pulse surveys aimed at obtaining a quick read on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting insurance companies and reinsurers.

Description: COVID-19 brought changes that disrupted virtually everyone’s personal and professional lives. In April 2021, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) surveyed 26,101 members and candidates to understand the pandemic’s impact on actuarial careers. Approximately 7% (1,912) responded and included demographic information, 77% of whom were from the U.S., 14% from Canada and 9% from other countries.1 The SOA also analyzed actuarial exam progress at an aggregate level.

Description: COVID-19 and the accompanying policy changes have disrupted virtually everyone’s personal and professional lives. In April 2021, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) surveyed members and candidates to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the careers of actuaries and aspiring actuaries. The survey was sent to 26,101 members and candidates. Approximately 7% (1,912) responded and included demographic information. In addition, the SOA investigated actuarial exam progress at an aggregate level. Here are highlights of the findings.

Description: View A Tool for Tabulating Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Database.

Description: Crossword puzzle for the February issue of Risks & Rewards.

Description: A discussion of the contents of this issue of smalltalk including regulatory issues that impact insurance and smaller insurance companies. Also discussed are two major regulatory issues, health care reform and financial regulatory reform.

Description: a summary of the newsletter and a rundown of the table manager.

Description: The author notes the changes in the marketplace and the actuarial profession over the last 20 years as a result of technology and demographic changes.