Newsroom

• News releases 
  News announcements and media advisories from the Academy
• Actuaries in the news
  Samples of recent news stories on actuarial topics featuring Academy spokesperson and/or work products
  
• Video and audio gallery
  Examples of recent television and radio news segments on actuarial topics featuring Academy spokesperson and/or work products
• Photo gallery
  Photos from Academy events including keynote speakers
• Play the Social Security Game
  Can you solve Social Security's financial problems? The Academy’s Social Security Game, designed for the general public, is an engaging, interactive introduction to Social Security solvency issues — and tradeoffs.
• Raise the Social Security retirement age
  The Academy urges policymakers to immediately address Social Security's long-term financial problems by raising the retirement age to reflect increased longevity

• Interview requests 
  Contacts for journalists who need actuarial information or want to arrange an interview with an actuary
• Senior fellows 
  Actuaries who are public policy experts in various areas of practice

• What is the American Academy of Actuaries? 
  A brief description of the Academy
• What does the Academy do? 
  The Academy's mission, and how the Academy works to fulfill it
• About the MAAA
  The meaning of the MAAA credential

• Issues 
  This online library lists documents and publications by subject: casualty insurance, financial reporting and risk management, health insurance, life insurance, Medicare, pensions, Social Security
• Announcements archive
  An archive of homepage announcements
• Messages from the Academy president
  An archive of messages from the Academy president to members
• Social Security Game
  Can you solve Social Security's financial problems? The Academy’s Social Security Game, designed for the general public, is an engaging, interactive introduction to Social Security solvency issues — and tradeoffs.
• The PAL program
  The Academy's Pension Assistance List (PAL) program helps people who have questions about their pension plans.

If you're a journalist and you need information from the Academy or want to arrange an interview, contact Andrew Simonelli (simonelli@actuary.org; 202-785-7872), the Academy’s assistant communications director for public affairs.

If he is unavailable and your request is urgent, contact Mark Cohen (cohen@actuary.org; 202-223-8196), the Academy's communications director.

The Academy urges policymakers to immediately address Social Security's long-term financial problems by increasing the retirement age to reflect increased longevity.

• Read the Academy's position statement
• Read the Academy news release
• Learn more