Description: Encouraging submission of articles from any interested parties

Description: This presentation describes the Canadian Institute of Actuaries’ University Accreditation Program, whose goal it is to provide exemptions for some preliminary examinations while maintaining the strong standards of the exam-based entrance to the actuarial profession.

Description: An article comparing today’s actuarial candidates to those of 40 years ago.

Description: Phil Gold reviews the effect of the competency framework on various stages of inception and development of the AXIS Actuarial System.

Description: This article is about the 4th China Congress of Actuaries which was attended by over 200 actuaries, insurance professional and industry representatives from China and overseas. The main theme of the conference was 'Actuarial Professionalism.'

Description: Candace Woods, the chief actuary of Prudential, shared her career trajectory and lessons learned for work and life.

Description: The article contains a description of the Emerging Topics Community. The focus of the article is what is a community, what makes the Emerging Topics Community special, and benefits of the Community. Included after the discussion on the community are ways to get involved and be a part of the community.

Description: This article outlines Georgia State University’s (GSU) innovative approach to actuarial science education in response to the evolving demands of the profession, including data science, AI, and climate risk. It highlights a comprehensive pipeline that supports students from early career exploration through high school outreach, into personalized undergraduate academic paths, and onto professional readiness. Key features include project-based learning integrated into core actuarial courses, hands-on technical training in R and Python, and industry-aligned case studies.

Description: Overview of Investment Section activity and history.

Description: Nobody is perfect, and actuaries are no exception. At some point, every actuary is bound to make a big mistake. These kinds of mistakes can have a significant impact on an actuary's reputation — whether that impact is positive or negative depends in large part on the way someone investigates, communicates, and resolves errors they uncover. By approaching mistakes with transparency and honesty, these big mistakes can actually enhance credibility and reputation, rather than harm it.