Description: Developing Leadership — A New Level of Mentoring by David C. Miller from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2003, Issue No. 12.

Description: Typical meeting room set-up for SOA presenters and moderators

Description: This abstract is for a paper that explains how to construct the semi-static hedging portfolios with numerical examples

Description: A discussion about international financial regulatory developments, which included fair value accounting, solvency modernization and Contract Fulfillment Value as a measurement attribute for insurance contracts.

Description: Transitioning from college life to actuarial practice can be intimidating for students. Even after almost four years of studying actuarial science, many still wonder “what does an actuary do all day?” Our capstone course, Actuarial Applications in Practice, is designed to bridge the gap by exposing students to projects similar to what they might encounter in their first years in the industry, including how to present their results in both written and oral presentation formats. The course also incorporates Ethics and Professionalism topics to give them the tools they need to make sure the job is done right.

Description: The aphorism, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” applies to business communications as well as wardrobe and handshakes. Your image is polished — or tarnished — with everything you write and distribute. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: Insightful experience studies are the key to understanding policyholder behavior. This article describes the place of studies in setting behavior assumptions and highlights recent trends in behavior results.

Description: From 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium Valuation Actuary Symposium Proceedings that discusses the Canadian GAAP and the Policy Premium Method.

Description: Discusses the relationship between small life insurers and small life reinsurers.