Conference of Consulting Actuaries
The Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) is a professional society of actuaries engaged in consulting in the United States and Canada, as opposed to those employed by insurance companies. CCA members assist their clients with respect to pension, health, and other employee benefit plans; life insurance; and property and casualty insurance. Mission. The CCA's mission is to advance the quality of consulting practice, support the needs of consulting actuaries, and represent their interests. Some of the ways in which it does so include: History. The CCA was founded in 1950 as the Conference of Actuaries  in Public Practice by seven actuaries who felt the need for a professional association to set standards and share information among consulting actuaries. At the time, the major American actuarial organizations — the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society — were dominated by actuaries who worked for insurance companies. In October 1991, the Conference changed its name to the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. Membership. The CCA offers two designations, Associate of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) and Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (FCA). As of March 2007, more than 1,200 actuaries belonged to the CCA. Continuing professional  education. Many consulting actuaries attend continuing education meetings sponsored by the CCA. Its three major annual meetings are the Enrolled Actuaries Conference, the Healthcare Meeting, and the CCA's Annual Meeting. In addition to those meetings, the CCA also sponsors or co-sponsors a variety of seminars and teleconferences. In contrast to its annual meetings, which offer sessions on variety of subjects, the CCA's seminars and teleconferences generally are limited to a single topic of current interest.