You may have seen information from the American Academy of Actuaries (Academy) about the outcome of a lawsuit by a group of eight Academy members against the Academy.   Here is information that the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) believes that all U.S. actuaries need to know about this litigation:

• CCA was not a party to the lawsuit, but supported it financially because we believe the Academy’s actions are detrimental to the actuarial profession in the U.S.  Note that the eight Academy members who filed the lawsuit first attempted to convince the Academy to change course, to no avail.

• CCA is deeply disappointed in the outcome of the lawsuit, and disagrees with the reasoning by which it was reached.  As a professional actuarial organization in the U.S., we continue to believe that the efforts to require the Academy to follow its bylaws, and be accountable to its members and the U.S. actuarial profession, were the right thing to do for the profession.

• We believe that the Academy has misrepresented and maligned other actuarial organizations, including the CCA, in a manner that merits a response.

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The article, Social Security – What is it and what should it be?, was written by CCA member Jim Berberian.  We invite comments and discussion on the piece in our CCA Communities.

The article, including the identification and analysis of data, is the author’s, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the CCA, the CCA’s members, or any employers of CCA members, and should not be construed in any way as being endorsed by any of the aforementioned parties.

CCA welcomes submission of articles or analyses for posting on our website and discussion in our communities. If you would like an article or analysis considered, please contact kfanella@ccactuaries.org.

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