Member Newsletter
A Message From Your President
The Power of Community
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.
June 2025
- Membership News
- Education Spotlight
- CCA Community Digest
- Other Actuarial Association Opportunities
Membership News
Transforming Healthcare for Seriously Ill Patients
In this podcast episode host Ed Pudlowski talks with Jennifer Carter, CEO of Medzown. They discuss how Medzown is providing faster, more efficient access to cutting-edge precision medicine.
Leadership Interview with Michael Clark and Todd Tauzer
In this month’s edition of the Leadership Interview series, CCA Past President Michael Clark interviews Todd Tauzer, National Public Sector Retirement Practice Leader and Senior VP at Segal based in San Francisco. Hear Todd discuss his career journey, volunteering, and leadership views.
Member Spotlight: Bonnie Albritton
This actuary’s journey began with dreams of journalism at Mizzou—but a stats class and a helpful advisor at the University of Texas set her on a new path. With a math degree and a growing interest in actuarial science, she found a rewarding career that’s led to leadership, mentorship, and lasting impact. Along the way, she’s heard some funny assumptions (no, actuarial work isn’t related to mortuaries!), found joy in volunteering with CCA, and values the diverse roles of a consulting actuary—from problem solver to mentor to project manager. Her greatest accomplishment? Becoming a principal and shareholder—something she once thought impossible. Her advice: stay committed, trust the process, and don’t limit your dreams.
New Resource Library Questions Published
The CCA has developed (and will continue to develop) a library of new questions and answers, titled the Orange Book. The federal agencies no longer participate in producing the Gray, Blue and Green Books, but there are questions that cannot be clearly answered by existing agency guidance. The Orange Book provides Q&As addressing questions you may have, with potential answers. The rationale/support for the answers, including potential alternative answers, is provided by the experienced members of the CCA's Pension Actuarial Resource Committee. CCA has posted the first set of Orange Book Q&As, which is labelled Orange Book. The Orange Book includes 39 Q&As.
Education Spotlight
2025 Webinar Subscriptions Available - New bundle offering
New this year, when you purchase an annual webinar subscription you have the option of adding the 2025 Professionalism Forum at a discounted registration rate. The 2025 webinar series will keep you at the forefront of late-breaking issues while meeting your continuing education requirements, CCA is offering 20 engaging and highly relevant webinars in 2025. The 2025 webinar series covers three broad topical areas: cross discipline, healthcare and retirement and each category will cover professionalism topics.
Make Your Hotel Reservations for the 2025 Annual Meeting
2025 Annual Meeting | October 26-29, 2025 Plan on joining us in Las Vegas, Nevada October 26-29, 2025, for the Annual Meeting. Sessions will be held at the Cosmopolitan. Registration will open in mid-July and the room block at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas is now available. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis or until the room block is sold out. Group rate: $294 / night (includes resort fee) Single or double occupancy.
Let’s Raise the Level of Discourse Around Health Insurance | Author: Justin Hornburg, FSA, FCA, MAAA
In the wake of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson’s murder, the public conversation about health insurance has become more emotionally charged than ever, yet much of it lacks factual rigor. Let’s Raise the Level of Discourse Around Health Insurance challenges the oversimplified narratives that dominate the debate. Insurance companies are frequently vilified, while the roles of doctors, hospitals, and economic realities are ignored. If we want a better healthcare system, we have to start with a better conversation, one rooted in facts rather than sentimentality
Two Paths Forward: Bringing Long-Term Sustainability to the Multiemployer Pension System | Author: Josh Shapiro, FCA, FSA, MAAA, EA
Prior to the 2021 passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, the multiemployer pension system was engulfed in crisis. Well over 100 plans faced inevitable insolvency, and more than a million participants were certain to lose their retirement benefits. Not only were plans failing, the government agency charged with backstopping the plans also faced insolvency. ARPA averted this catastrophe. Many people try to avoid using the word ‘bailout’ because of the negative reactions it generates, but the multiemployer pension section of ARPA is a bailout if there ever was one.
Community Digest
Community Digest
CCA Communities are active forums for getting answers, sharing your concerns and taking actions to help shape the profession. Visit your communities to stay up to date and join the conversation. To join communities, visit your member profile.
Community Discussion
Communities discuss issues and share information that is relevant to the CCA membership. This month, discussion topics included:
- Sycophantic" AI
- OPEB Experience
- AI for Disease Prediction
- Public Facing Dashboard and/or Data Visualization
- Article: Why Are Gen-Z and Millennial Workers Obsessed With "Soft Skills" in the Workplace?
- Paper on Multiemployer Plans
- Public Plan OPEB - Academy Practice Note - Comments due June 30
- Programming MUNIS to Manage Employee Contributions for Firefighters
- Continuing the Conversation: CCA Webinar on Identifying and Managing Bias
Statutory Employee - Required to Commence DB Plan Benefit at NRA?
To join in on discussion, join a community today.
Explore the New and Improved CCA Community Site!
We’ve upgraded the CCA Community Site — and it’s all about making your experience better, faster, and more connected.
Here’s what’s new and designed just for you:
- A Smarter Central Feed. See the latest activity across all your communities in one place. Like posts directly from your feed, check out reply counts, and follow discussions that matter to you.
- Easier Navigation. Your homepage now includes a My Communities list and a Followed Content section, so you can quickly jump to the topics and conversations you care about most.
- More Control, More Connection. Stay in the loop with improved tools that help you engage, share, and grow within your professional community.
Log in today and see how the new updates help you get even more out of your CCA community!
Other Actuarial Association Opportunities
The CCA is proud to support the efforts of organizations that invest in the professional development of actuaries, and strive to bring more people into and diversify the actuarial profession. Support provided by the CCA includes financial and/or in-kind contributions to the following organizations:
Abacus Actuaries
A network of aspiring, practicing, and former actuaries, working together through mentorship programs, networking and other professional development opportunities to break the bamboo ceiling so Asians can achieve equal representation in the highest ranks of the actuarial profession.
International Association of Black Actuaries
The International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to increasing the number of successful Black actuaries through programs that address the underrepresentation of Blacks in the profession.
Network of Actuarial Women and Allies
An organization committed to connecting and empowering women of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and life circumstances to be successful in the actuarial profession.
Organization of Latino Actuaries
The Organization of Latino Actuaries (OLA) provides exam support, scholarships, job search support, and an interactive network and pipeline of talented Latino students and actuaries.
Sexuality and Gender Alliance of Actuaries
SAGAA’s purpose is to facilitate connections between LGBTQ+ actuaries and allies to engage in community-wide dialogue about LGBTQ+ issues. This group aims to create a safe space for dialogue, community, and career encouragement, while also educating the broader actuarial profession.
The Actuarial Foundation
The Foundation provides free virtual math resources and tutoring, administers middle and high school academic competitions and funds scholarships.
Professional Resources
Past Issues
- Volume XXIX, Number 2, July 2017
- Volume XXIX, Number 1, March 2017
- Volume XXVIII, Number 2, October 2016
- Volume XXVIII, Number 1, April 2016
- Volume XXVII, Number 2, July 2015
- Volume XXVII, Number 1, March 2015
- Volume XXVI, Number 3, September 2014
- Volume XXVI, Number 2, May 2014
- Volume XXVI, Number 1, February 2014
- Volume XXV, Number 3, September 2013
- Volume XXV, Number 2, June 2013
- Volume XXV, Number 1, February 2013
- Volume XXIV, Number 3, September 2012