Welcome to the December 2020 edition of General Insurance Insights, the Society of Actuaries’ semiannual newsletter for those with an interest in general insurance (aka P&C or property and casualty insurance).

In the June 2020 edition of General Insurance Insights, I looked at the how the COVID-19 pandemic was specifically influencing many GI lines of business and coverages. In this article, I will provide an update on how the issue of BI coverage for claims resulting from the pandemic has developed over the past six months.

By the time this is published, the SOA’s fall 2020 exams will have been administered. This was the first time for fellowship exams to be administered in a computer-based-testing (CBT) environment. This article discusses how the CBT environment specifically affects the General Insurance (GI) fellowship exams.

On Sept. 2, 2020, the American Academy of Actuaries released an exposure draft of revisions to the U.S. Qualification Standards. The Society of Actuaries has been added to the list of approved organizations.

An update of recent past and upcoming professional development opportunities that have relevance to general insurance actuaries.