American Academy of Actuaries

09/11/2026

Catch up on the latest Academy updates in This Week, including the recently released climate change policy paper, Call for Volunteers, Academy member-selected director process, and the upcoming retirement symposium.

Watch the highlights here: https://buff.ly/A9h4OLU

This Week, Sept. 7–11, 2026—Policy paper examines climate change ef...

09/10/2026

The Climate Change Joint Committee released "Climate Change Impact on Insurance Affordability, Availability, and Accessibility," a policy paper examining how climate-driven disasters are straining insurance affordability across property, flood, health, and agricultural lines.

Read it here: https://buff.ly/uDmvl0M

09/10/2026

Nolan Longbotham secured his Academy credential and celebrated with a cake. Academy members, tell us how you celebrated your MAAA—post a comment below!

09/10/2026

Actuarial work is more than just crunching numbers—it involves calculating risk, considering policies and their potential impact, and translating unknown risks into manageable realities.

We asked Academy senior staff actuary, Seong-min Eom, what people should absolutely know about actuaries.

"There is a common misconception that actuaries simply crunch numbers, quietly sitting behind a desk. But what people should know is that we are actually highly strategic risk professionals who help our communities navigate uncertainty. We don't just run the math. We translate the unknown into manageable realities. Ultimately, actuaries build financial guardrails that allow businesses and individuals to move forward safely supporting various innovations and long-term stability."

Learn more about the seven ways actuaries shape your life: https://buff.ly/fQCNJF7

09/09/2026

How to Make Social Security Sustainable—that's the focus of one of this year's Academy retirement symposium panels, featuring Stephen Goss, former chief actuary of the Social Security Administration, and Richard Jackson, CEO of the Global Aging Institute. Space is still available for the Sept. 23 event. Explore the full agenda below and reserve your spot today.

The Academy’s annual retirement symposium features interactive panel discussions, along with insights into recent and current work by the Academy, offering balanced and objective analyses on key concerns in the retirement and lifetime income public policy landscape, including the sustainability of Social Security.

Learn more about the agenda and register here: https://buff.ly/zJyApge

09/09/2026

Calling all actuaries in the Las Vegas area: The 2026 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar (CLRS) is right around the corner! Registration is still available, so sign up now to reserve your spot: https://buff.ly/9NKLO1f

09/08/2026

Many thanks to Academy member Jason Karcher, MAAA, FSA, chairperson of the Academy’s Individual and Small Group Markets Committee, who provided comments on early drafts of the Congressional Budget Office's new report on small business health insurance, including sources of coverage, health plan options, enrollment, and premiums.

Read the report here: https://buff.ly/Dh2Grtf

Almost half of the employees at small businesses work for ones that do not offer a health insurance plan. CBO describes sources of coverage, health plan options, enrollment, and premiums.

09/08/2026

Join NAWA for its Virtual Annual Meeting on Monday, Sept. 14. Sessions will explore:

• Findings from NAWA's new Shaping Success Report
• Career Progression: From Credentials to Leadership
• Executive Presence
• Data Visualization and Communicating with Greater Impact

Register here: https://buff.ly/rIwiR3Y

09/08/2026

The cover story of the September/October issue of Contingencies, "Convective Convergence," by Michael G. Malloy explores how the confluence of severe convective storms, rising costs, and evolving hazards is changing how actuaries measure and manage risk.

Read the article here: https://buff.ly/75Qpm8v

09/04/2026

The September/October issue of Contingencies explores the changing nature of risk and how actuaries are adapting to it; next week's life webinar, "Modeling IRC Section 7702 Rate Changes: A Calculator Demonstration," offers a demo of practical tools; and more updates are available in the latest issue of This Week.

Catch the highlights here: https://buff.ly/mvJ6wiK
Read the full issue here: https://buff.ly/xjmTRxn

This Week, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, 2026—September/October Contingencies ...