Cammack made several contributions to actuarial journals and, as a renowned actuary, he was regularly asked to contribute to US Governmental debates.[6][7][8][9][10] In 1926, he founded a graduate school that continues to this day at Aetna Life Insurance.[11][12][13]
Cammack began his career working at a London bank before moving to Johannesburg to work as an actuary with the African Life Insurance Company.[2] He was made a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of America in 1909 when he left South Africa to join Aetna Life Insurance in America.[2] Cammack rose through the ranks to become Head Actuary in 1924 and proceeded to create its Group Insurance Division.[2]
E.E. Cammack, First Dinner of the Casualty, Actuarial and Statistical Society of America, NYC, November 7, 1914
Cammack was elected Vice-President of Aetna and, in 1927, he was made Chief Executive of the fire and marine operations of the Aetna Life Affiliated Companies.[2] Shortly thereafter he made important contributions to the 8th International Congress of Actuaries which was held in London in June, 1927.[15] In 1947 he was appointed a director of Aetna Life and Aetna Casualty and served on both boards until his death in 1958.[2]
Cammack was a Fellow and Charter Member of the Casualty Actuarial Society, which he helped to establish in 1914, later making several important contributions to its work.[2][16][3] He was elected vice president of the Casualty Actuarial Society in 1922, and was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Actuaries in 1925.[2] He served as a Member of the Actuarial Society of America and, in 1927, was made president of the Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut.[2][17]
