This Special Newsletter reports on the discussions and action items arising from the IAA Council and Committee meetings held in Chicago from October 3-8,

Highlights from this issue include:

Executive Committee and President's Report

2018 Election Results

Congratulations to Masaaki Yoshimura (Japan) and Gábor Hanák (Hungary) who were elected as President and President-Elect respectively for 2018.

Items Approved By Council

• BDO Canada LLP as Auditors
• Updated Investment Policy
• Revised Education Syllabus and Guidelines(subject to minor editorial corrections)
• Changes to the Statutes and Internal Regulations
• Revised Publications Policy and Guidelines for Publications of Committees, Sections and Working Groups
• Committee Appointments
• Professionalism Guidelines
• • Framework for the production of Professionalism Guidelines
  • Professionalism Guideline 1 (PG 1) - Principles of Professionalism
  • Professionalism Guideline 2 (PG 2) - Principles in Relation to the Governance of International

Chairpersons Recognized

Alf Gohdes, Actuarial Standards Committee, 2015-2017

Ken Hohman, Membership Committee, 2015-2017

Session on the IAA

Seminar on International Insights on Mortality, Population and the Public Interest

Women In Leadership Breakfast

An Introduction To Blockchain

Dinner

Outcome of Committee, Section and Working Group Meetings

President's Forum

Presentations included: The "superstorm of cyber"; How InsurTech is bridging the industry's trust gap; Expectations of FMAs for the IAA; The outlook for the world economy. Find out more

NEXT MEETINGS: Berlin, Germany - 30 May to 2 June, 2018 followed by the International Congress of Actuaries