American Academy of Actuaries

From Hidden to Heard: Transgender Visibility and the Power of Data with Cynthia Edwalds
In this episode of Actuary Voices, Cynthia Edwalds, treasurer of the Sexuality and Gender Alliance of Actuaries (SAGAA), talks about her path to becoming an actuary, the importance of visibility and community within the profession, and the challenges of understanding risks when data doesn't tell the full story.

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The Academy is launching a new webinar series — Academy Meets Academia — bringing together Academy members and leading academic researchers to discuss their work.

The inaugural session, Racial Differences in Life Insurance, features researchers presenting findings on disparities in access to and adequacy of life insurance coverage, followed by a discussion with Academy volunteer leaders in the life practice area.

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With the World Cup starting next week, here's a question for actuaries: how do you know if you're offside?

In soccer, offside is determined not when you receive the ball, but when it is passed. Your position—and the position of players on the opposing team—at that instant is what counts.

The same logic can apply when taking on actuarial work. Under the Code of Professional Conduct, you must be qualified for an assignment before you accept it. You can't expect to "play into form" or get qualified as you go.

In the latest "Up to Code" column in our May/June issue of Contingencies, author Eli Greenblum takes a look at how actuaries can make sure they are qualified and remain onside.

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June is packed with learning opportunities from the Academy.

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In this episode of Actuary Voices: Policy Update, host Ted Gotsch sits down with Rob Fischer, Margo MacKenzie, and Jeff Clinch to explore one of the most pressing issues facing consumers and insurers today: the rising cost of auto insurance.

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Our June 3 webinar will provide an overview of ILVA as it relates to AG 54, plus a demonstration on leveraging Excel's Lambda Dynamic Array Function to build reusable, extensible libraries for replicating data.

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You may never meet one, but actuaries influence your finances, health care, workplace benefits, and retirement through the systems that support Americans from birth to old age.

Read more in the latest web exclusive from Contingencies: https://buff.ly/RFy54UM