Our Mission

COPA’s mission is to:

1. Advance the knowledge of actuarial science as it relates to retirement and other employee benefit plans;
2. Promote and maintain high professional and ethical standards among its members;
3. Enable actuaries engaged in pension practice to assemble and discuss common problems;
4. Promote the interchange of information among actuaries and among the leaders of the various actuarial organizations;
5. Keep the public informed of the profession and of the responsibilities of the professional actuary; and
6. Encourage congressional and grass roots support for a cohesive national retirement security policy.
    

COPA plans to accomplish its mission through written material and through conferences and meetings involving:

•  Its members;
•  The leaders and members of other professional organizations;
•  Federal regulators;
•  Congress-people;
•  Congressional staffs;
•  Members of the academic community; and
•  Other policy planners.