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  • The Impact of the Low Interest Rate Environment on Life Insurance Companies
    The Impact of the Low Interest Rate Environment on Life Insurance Companies We look in this article ... article at the challenges which life insurance companies operating in a low interest environment have to face ...

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    • Authors: Dirk Nieder
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Global Perspectives>Global markets; Life Insurance
  • The Art of the Start
    The Art of the Start The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki Practical tips;entrepreneur;technology;start ... Pledge The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki This is not a manual, but rather a collection of practical ...
    • Authors: Kevin J Pledge
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • FSA vs MBA
    FSA vs MBA The question of pursuing and MBA is thoroughly addressed with pros and cons. By Mark Spong ... career;standardized and non-standardized education;quality of education institutions;credentials;recognition   ...
    • Authors: Mark Spong
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • MaD-Sponsored Meeting Sessions
    sponsoring sessions covering a wide variety of topics at the 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibit. Those topics ... sponsoring sessions covering a wide variety of topics at the 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibit. Those topics ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor By Carlos Fuentes A description of the issue’s articles. Impact message;attention ... Carlos Fuentes Few SOA sections emphasize the business importance of communication skills as much as we do ...
    • Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor A look into the issues’ contents. By Carlos Fuentes Models;Strategy;Artificial int ... passions have in common? They are the subjects of our current issue of Innovators & Entrepreneurs. But ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Economics>Health economics; Economics>Macroeconomics; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    VP of sales that took place after a call. I was a young, excitable sales rep. As I recounted the call ... react when you posed the question what happens to your business if you don’t address the problem? Oops. I ...
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor By Carlos Fuentes By Carlos Fuentes It was our mutual interest in game theory that ... article on game theory as applied to insurance products in 1966, probably the first serious piece on the ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Enterprise Risk Management
    Enterprise Risk Management Actuaries are trained to measure and manage risks, for example, mortality ... interest rate, and asset default risks. However, the range of risks to which companies are exposed is wider ...

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    • Authors: Max Rudolph, Francis Sabatini, Russell Osborn
    • Date: Sep 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor A brief look at each article from this edition. By Carlos Fuentes expertise;Entrepreneur ... first step to discuss innovation could be to reflect on what can kill it. I wonder how many companies really ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills