Description: The article discusses the sustainability of the ACA individual market from a public entitlement standpoint. A key point of measuring sustainability is the reliance on market forces rather than federal budget constraints. The article explains why an actuarial viewpoint of sustainability is necessary to a greater extent than other public assistance and social insurance programs. The article challenges actuaries to be a bold, objective voice in a space that is full of opinionated but often uninformed viewpoints.

Description: Part I of a four-part series on insurance product regulations around the world. Provides a good high-level summary of the regulations as of 2002.

Description: The Complete Actuary Managing Change by Claire Marie Burchill from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, January 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: What to do when you are faced with two or more unattractive career options.

Description: The actuary’s key role in the ORSA process should be to quantify the uncertainty surrounding the future financial results of the firm. By providing relevant standardized reports that clarify the uncertainty in terms easily understood by all stakeholders, the actuary will provide an essential element in the ORSA process. The dictum, "You can't manage what you can't measure." demonstrates the need to quantify risk, not just describe it qualitatively. While the ability to provide firm estimates of aggregate risk for complex organizations may not exist currently, doing so should be a target for the profession. The end result will be to enhance the financial security of the insurance industry at a time when all financial institutions are facing stakeholders skeptical about their financial condition. Part of the essay collection "Risk Metrics for Decision Making and ORSA"

Description: The future holds many changes. We've already dealt with major changes over the last few decades. This article goes through tips to embrace change effectively.

Description: This article is about coming up with the next big idea the author encourages challenging the status quo and believes actuaries are uniquely equipped to view today's risks as opportunities.

Description: An article on how to battle cognitive bias.

Description: This article provides an overview of approaches to phased retirement and offers information for employers to think about in designing and managing strategies.

Description: The latest installment in a series of articles inspired by the book "Awake at Work" by Michael Carroll that applies Buddhist philosophy to workplace situations. This series applies such philosophy to situations that actuaries regularly encounter. This installment uses the author's trials and tribulations in learning how to stand on his head to illustrate key Buddhist principles in fear and risk that actuaries can apply in their professional growth.