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  • Dynamic Assumption-Setting for Variable and Non- Variable Annuities—Part 2
    utilization statuses for VAs with GLWBs as shown in Table 1 (below). In that article, we demonstrated that ... better results than any of the individual algorithms independently.2 Table 1 VAs with GLWBs Defined Contract ...

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    • Authors: Marianne C Purushotham, Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Capital - Annuities; Annuities>Equity-indexed annuities; Annuities>Expenses - Annuities; Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Group plans - Annuities
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    such as the study under- lying the 2015 Valuation Basic Table (2015 VBT) tend to be highly aggregated ... setting assumptions and in Section 20 of the Valuation Manual (VM-20). The concept of relevance is also ...

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    • Authors: Marianne C Purushotham, Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    such as the study underlying the 2015 Valuation Basic Table (2015 VBT) tend to be highly aggregated ... setting assumptions and in Section 20 of the Valuation Manual (VM-20). The concept of relevance is also ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall, Marianne C Purushotham
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Company Profitability and Risk Dashboards--A Tool in the Understanding and Management of Risk, Part 1
    “expected” basis—a company expected mortality table, the total of all participants in a particular industry ... mortality dashboard only, an industry expected table. (Note that this sample dashboard was designed ...

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    • Authors: Marianne C Purushotham, Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Predictive Analytics
  • Dynamic Assumption-Setting for Variable and Non-Variable Annuities
    lowing contract benefit utiliza- tion categories in Table 1. Exhibit 2 shows rates of full surrender by ... 90% to 110% of the contractual maximum GLWB. Table 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Exhibit 2—VA Contracts with ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall, Marianne C Purushotham
    • Date: Sep 2015
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Policyholder behavior - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities
  • Company Profitability and Risk Dashboards— A Tool in the Understanding and Management of Risk, Part 2
    individually. The difference between margins on individual assumptions versus aggregate margins involves ... involves considering the covariance of the individual risk factors. In VM-20, there is a provision for adjust- ...

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    • Authors: Marianne C Purushotham, Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Predictive Analytics