Is there any flexibility in the calendar-year CE requirement?
Yes. The 30-credit requirement will usually be met in the calendar year before the year the SAO is issued. However, if an actuary who wants to sign an SAO has fewer than 30 credits of relevant CE from the preceding year, he or she can make up the shortfall. Those credits must be earned before the SAO is issued, and they will not count toward the CE requirement for the current year. There is also a one-year roll-forward provision. If an actuary earns more than 30 relevant CE credits in any given year, the excess can be carried over to the next year.
