Alan Stone

Happy mid-December, all. Hope your Holiday Season is full of mirth!  I signed up for the 2024 virtual ASEA Actuarial Insights conference in January. Typically, I prefer in-person conferences and sit in one of the front rows to stop myself from checking work emails. But the agenda included topics I... READ MORE

Oct. 15 has finally passed. A day even spookier than Halloween! Which explains all the treats in the kitchen area at work for those hard at work on their 5500s. Let’s take a flashback to our May issue in which Tiffany Myers, Manager, Actuarial Services at the Cash Balance Center of Excellence,... READ MORE

As some of us gather at our first conference since the pandemic, there is excitement in the air for this week’s Symposium. The biggest question we face…will flights leave on time coming and going? I had to drive to the EA-2L Exam Writers Committee Meeting in Toronto after my flight was cancelled.... READ MORE

Happy Summer ASEA!   The fourth issue in four months is here! Thank you to Elizabeth, Joey, David, and the writers!  Elizabeth did double (or more likely octo) duty this month. She provided this article about various volunteer opportunities. I hope someone is inspired to get more involved with... READ MORE

Hello ASEA — Who is excited about the ASEA Advanced Actuarial Symposium in Chicago on Aug. 11-12? Besides the great classes, you can see Madonna at Chicago’s United Center on Aug. 9 and 10, Bruce Springsteen at Wrigley Field on Aug. 9 and 11, and Reggae Gold on Aug. 10 at Subterranean. That last... READ MORE

Hello ASEA! I recently had the pleasure of attending the “Oscars of pension plans,” also known as ASPPA Annual. The big winners included Tom Finnegan, who was awarded the prestigious Harry T. Eidson Founders Award and Lynn Young who took home both the Educator’s Award and the Edward E. Burrows... READ MORE

Hello, ASEA— Welcome to our annual Music Issue, or at least a nod to the upcoming summer concert season… cheers to upcoming nice nights under the stars listening to music. I finally caught COVID for the first time (with minimal side effects). April was tricky—indoor concerts were a go in NYC but... READ MORE

Hello ASEA – Hope you all had a nice time at ASPPA Annual, perhaps in person. I have not seen another actuary in person in over two years and truly hope 2022 is the magic year where we get back to normal.  I remember one of the last actuaries I met in person and connected with over our love of... READ MORE

Hello ASEA— Hope you are all enjoying the nicer weather, loosening of restrictions and the new look of MyPAA. All result in more fun in our lives! I have enjoyed the post-April work slowdown and finally taking some time off here and there. Enjoy your summer vacations as September and October loom... READ MORE