Description: This article provides a high-level description of how the One Big Beautiful Bill passed enacted on July 4, 2025 specifically affects life insurers. Primarily in this article, ACLI reflects on its 18-year collaboration with the Society of Actuaries through the Taxing Times publication, highlighting key tax legislation impacts and ongoing advocacy for the life insurance industry. This final column acknowledges past achievements and emphasizes continued commitment to industry representation amid evolving challenges.

Description: Becoming a great actuary is a journey, and a key part of that journey is learning from those who have walked the path before you. Mentorship provides an unique opportunity to do this, but it takes skill and deliberate effort to craft an effective mentor-mentee relationship that works for you. Join us for this panel discussion as we hear successful actuarial mentors and mentees share how mentorship impacted their career as well as their tips for building a robust mentoring relationship. This engaging session promises real-world anecdotes, actionable strategies, and the invaluable wisdom of those who have navigated the actuarial landscape with the guidance of mentors. During this session, attendees will: - Learn how to find the right mentor for your career goals - Delineate between the role of a mentor versus a mentee - Hear about common pitfalls that can occur in a mentorship - Navigate how to effectively end a mentorship - Discuss how to build a culture of mentoring in your workplace

Description: The momentum in value-based care has produced an opportunity for actuaries to become pioneers in health care

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Description: This is an excerpt from the Actuarial Research Conference Proceedings published in 2024. It is sponsored by the Education and Research Section of the Society of Actuaries and provides informational and educational content without offering professional or financial advice. The publication is not endorsed by the Society of Actuaries, and the opinions expressed are those of the individual authors.

Description: Society of Actuaries Names New Recipients of James C. Hickman Scholars Program

Description: The SOA announced the top winning entries of the 2020 student research case study competition.

Description: In an effort to cultivate a more diverse profession and membership for their organizations, The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), through their Joint Committee for Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Charter (JCIED) have made a commitment to significantly increase their funding and support of the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) for the next three years (2019-2021).

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Board of Directors voted at their June 11-12, 2022 meeting to approve a transition extension for certain Fellow of the SOA (FSA) candidates. The extension applies to Fellowship candidates who attained the ASA designation by July 1, 2018. These candidates are exempt from passing the Predictive Analytics exam if they complete all requirements for FSA (including the Fellowship Admissions Course) prior to the new deadline of January 1, 2024.

Description: In 2024, 27 disasters in the United States resulted in damages exceeding $1 billion. These disasters included two winter storms, one wildfire event, one drought/heatwave event, one flooding event, six tornado outbreaks, 11 severe weather/hail events and five hurricanes. The costliest of these events was Hurricane Helene, which resulted in 219 deaths and cost $79.6 billion , although the early 2025 wildfires in the Los Angeles, California area threaten to exceed this economic cost. In Canada, insured catastrophic losses totaled C$8.5 billion in 2024, making it the costliest year on record for the country. Outside the United States and Canada, Cyclone Chido killed more than 1,000 people, a heatwave in Bangladesh impacted 33 million people and a drought in Columbia has had a significant impact on the economy there .