Data Visualization – Now You See It, Now You Understand It

09/11/2019 - 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM CT
Credits: EA Non-Core 1.50, CPD 1.50

Actuaries are typically great at the technical stuff. We all know how to create a graph. Some actuaries can even write well. Are there better ways to present results of our analysis beyond words and simple line and bar graphs? Join us to spark some ideas of how we can all improve our reports and presentations.

Speakers:

1. Dale H. Yamamoto - Red Quill Consulting
2. Wesley Grubbs - Pitch Interactive
3. Jim Hong - Milliman Inc.
 

2019 Webinar Series

Registration for the entire 2019 CCA Webinar Series is open for individual events and series subscriptions. Click here to view the expanded offerings and options for 2019. For detailed information about registration options, please review the Webinar Policy and Fees Document (PDF).

We hope that you are planning to join over 500 of your colleagues at the CCA Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Due to record-breaking attendance, the JW Marriott is currently utilizing a wait list for additional hotel reservations. To add your name to the wait list, please contact the CCA office at conference@ccactuaries.org or 847-719-6500 with your name, phone number, e-mail address, and dates of arrival and departure. We are forwarding all requests as they arrive to the Marriott’s reservations department, and they will contact individuals on a first-come/first-served basis as additional rooms become available.

While we expect many people on the list to receive reservations as we get closer to the meeting, we cannot guarantee that everyone on the list will receive a reservation. For that reason we are providing a list of alternative hotels near the JW Marriott San Antonio so you can secure alternative arrangements. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we expect the 2019 CCA Annual Meeting to be one you won't want to miss.

Have an upcoming client meeting in the health sector and are just starting out or need a refresher course? Where do you go?

Look no further than CCA’s new E-Learning module: Demographic Contributions to Medical Expense Cost and Trends. Developed by CCA with the assistance of Mercer Partner Rich Bailey, this module guides you through how demographic data such as age, gender, and location contribute to the potential cost of employee medical expense.  

This interactive module is available at no cost. 

Visit the E-Learning Section under Education to learn more!

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If you’re like me, you probably belong to more than one professional organization that affords you the ability to put letters representing a level of education and training after your name. I place the CCA letters first, not because I’m President of the CCA (I placed them first long before I was voted into this role), but because of what the letters signify to those that rely on our advice including our employers and our clients.

The FCA or ACA designations tell the world we’ve gained a meaningful and relevant perspective from industry leaders that can’t be obtained through training insulated from organizations outside our own employer or through self-study. Our participation in the CCA helps us become leaders and elevates our company’s exposure through a platform for sharing ideas and expertise.

Our members continue to tell us we are hitting the mark on our educational content and that they value our community where everyone counts and you can find strength in numbers. That’s a strong value proposition for what a membership in the CCA means.

I’d like to hear about what the FCA or ACA designations mean to you. Please don’t hesitate to share your thoughts with me.

Edward M. Pudlowski, FCA
President

Released at the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting starting in 1998, the "Blue Book" is a compendium of questions from actuaries and answers from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). The 2019 Blue Book is now available, with access to the complete set of Blue Books available through the PBGC website.

The Blue Book Index is a complementary catalog of these materials, sorted by topic, to the full set of Blue Books. Click here to access the 2019 Blue Book Index through the CCA website.

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