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The Power of Community
Jun 17, 2025
This month CCA president Yi-Ling Lin reflects on the incredible impact of community—specifically within the actuarial profession—and how it’s shaped her journey. She used to think that doing good work within her company was enough. But over time, she discovered that networking, volunteering, and simply talking to other actuaries opened doors she didn’t know existed.
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It Ends Where It Began*
Oct 15, 2024
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When Reason Meets Emotion
Sep 18, 2024
David writes about the dynamics between logic and reason versus emotion and intuition. As actuaries, we often think that we lean towards logic and calculation. However, this way of thinking can make us vulnerable to undetected bias. While we assume that emotions inherently have bias, there can also be bias in our logic, where it is often more difficult to detect, especially if we are not looking for it.
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Where Have All The Polymaths Gone?
Aug 21, 2024
In this month's blog, David tells us his definition of a polymath, why he thinks actuaries are polymaths and what they have in common with Leonardo da Vinci.
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A Lesson from John McEnroe by Way of Kevin Bacon
Jul 18, 2024
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All Together Now
Jun 20, 2024
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The Space Between
Jun 3, 2024
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The Actuary, the Astronomer, and the Meteorologist
Apr 17, 2024
Those of you who are regular readers of this blog will not be surprised about my love of astronomy and the recommended soundtrack to this month’s blog post.* Of course, this is very apropos of what has been dubbed the Great North American Eclipse, which took place on April 8, 2024, and I want to share with you some of my thoughts on the eclipse, including a surprise connection to actuarial science.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
Mar 19, 2024
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A Journey Back to the Artificial Intelligence of My Youth
Feb 21, 2024
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A Cosmic Spin on the CCA’s 75th Anniversary Year
Jan 17, 2024
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The Happiness Equation
Dec 19, 2023
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The Second 'C'
Nov 28, 2023
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Passing the Gavel
Oct 25, 2023
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The Value of the IAA to the CCA
Sep 20, 2023
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The Road to Nashville
Aug 23, 2023
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Secrets of the CCA
Jul 19, 2023
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Trails and Tribulations
Jun 19, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence, Your New Competition?
May 17, 2023
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“Huh.” “Why?” “Do you get any actual work done?”
Apr 17, 2023
Find out how Todd Tauzer, CCA's 2022 Most Valuable Volunteer awardee, manages to balance his time and priorities, and, who in his close circle enables and supports his involvement.