Actuarial Update User Survey

We value your feedback.

Please take a few moments to let us know your thoughts about Actuarial Update, the Academy’s monthly newsletter.

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* 1. How do you currently read Actuarial Update? (Select all that apply)

Desktop

Mobile

Tablet

Print it out to read

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* 2. How much do you read of each issue?

All of it

Just the front section—Academy news

Just the professionalism section

Just the practice-area content relevant to my work

I scan the email to see whether there are any items of interest and, if there are, I click through to the issue.

None of it

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* 3. What content do you find most useful in Actuarial Update? (Select all that apply)

Academy Briefs

Academy News and Updates

Member Spotlight

Academy in the News

Recaps of professionalism activities

Professionalism Counts

Practice-specific news

New Volunteer Positions and Roles

Calendar of Events

Webinar recaps

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What actions, if any, have you taken as a result of reading Actuarial Update? (Select all that apply)

Read a public policy issue brief, paper, research note, or practice note

Read or accessed professionalism materials (e.g., standards or papers)

Listened to a podcast

Registered for a webinar or event

Became a volunteer/Considered becoming a volunteer

Requested/considered requesting an Academy speaker

Shared an issue or a story from an issue with a colleague

Shared, liked, or commented on social media

Printed out the issue to read later

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What do you like most about the current PDF format? (Select all that apply)

The classic look and feel

The ease of reading it like a traditional newsletter

The ability to print or save for later

I don’t like the current PDF format

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What challenges, if any, do you experience with the current PDF format? (Select all that apply)

Difficult to read on mobile devices

Hard to share individual articles on social media

Limited interactivity (e.g., lack of multimedia elements)

File size or download speed

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 7. Would you be interested in more multimedia elements (e.g., videos, audio clips)?

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Neutral

Not very interested

Not at all interested

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* 8. If the Academy produced a web-based version of Actuarial Update instead of the PDF, would you be more or less likely to read it?

More likely

Less likely

Unchanged

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* 9. What is your preferred way of consuming newsletter content?

Reading a paginated PDF

Browsing a webpage with individual articles

Receiving stories directly in the body of an email

Other (please specify)

Actuarial Update User Survey

We value your feedback.

Question Title

* 1. How do you currently read Actuarial Update? (Select all that apply)

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* 2. How much do you read of each issue?

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* 3. What content do you find most useful in Actuarial Update? (Select all that apply)

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* 4. What actions, if any, have you taken as a result of reading Actuarial Update? (Select all that apply)

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* 5. What do you like most about the current PDF format? (Select all that apply)

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* 6. What challenges, if any, do you experience with the current PDF format? (Select all that apply)

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* 7. Would you be interested in more multimedia elements (e.g., videos, audio clips)?

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* 8. If the Academy produced a web-based version of Actuarial Update instead of the PDF, would you be more or less likely to read it?

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* 9. What is your preferred way of consuming newsletter content?

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* 10. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for how we could improve Actuarial Update?