Welcome to the 2011 editions of
Contingencies, the award-winning,
bimonthly magazine of the
American Academy of Actuaries.
Since 1989, Contingencies has been an
important resource for actuaries and other
professionals interested in financial and
social concerns and in the Academy’s
public policy and professionalism work.
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