The Buffin Foundation

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was established by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. BRI consists of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It aims to boost connectivity along and beyond the routes of the ancient Silk Road. BRI engages with sovereign nations and international organizations in collaborative […]

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The Changing Nature of Work

According to the World Bank’s 2019 World Development Report, advances in technology provide opportunities to create new jobs, increase productivity, and deliver effective public services, while generating new economic sectors and new kinds of tasks. As a result of these developments, automation and innovation are significantly influencing the nature of employment. Transformative technologies are expected […]

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The 2019 Social Security Trustees Report

The 2019 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds presents information regarding the financial status of the U.S. Social Security system. The Board of Trustees is composed of six members: Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Commissioner […]

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Global Actuarial Research and Consulting Opportunities

The actuarial profession had its a minimis incipe moment in 1848 in London when a small group of individuals who were engaged in insurance met to discuss the need for a professional association and agreed to principles for the basis from which the Institute of Actuaries was developed, ultimately gaining formal recognition by the grant […]

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The Modern Actuary: Challenge, Influence and Lead

The International Actuarial Association holds its 2019 colloquium in Cape Town, South Africa, in early April with about 500 expected delegates to attend from around the world. The organizers have selected as a theme for the colloquium “The Modern Actuary: Challenge, Influence and Lead”. The Washington DC-based Buffin Foundation is a sponsor of the colloquium […]

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Changing Medicare Eligibility

The Washington DC-based National Academy of Social Insurance recently published an important Health Policy Issue Brief Changing Medicare Eligibility: Program Design Challenges. The National Academy of Social Insurance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by […]