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  • Then and Now
    Then and Now The author uses a reprint of an article from the very first edition of the “News from the Individual Life Insurance and Annuity Product Development Section” and assistance from the ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance; Public Policy
  • Chairpersons Corner
    Chairpersons Corner The Chairperson’s Corner focuses on how our section has evolved in communicating to its membership. Providing timely and pertinent research information is key, and we’re ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations
  • Like Death and Taxes—Meetings!
    Like Death and Taxes—Meetings! The author encourages planning ahead, setting the stage, facilitating effectively and time management as steps in creating meetings that are extremely valuable and ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Jul 2008
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Section Highlights
    Section Highlights Highlights of the Actuary of the Future Section and the Product Development Section ;; Product development 4294995154 2/19/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Reinsurance>Product development - Reinsurance
  • Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned the Easy Way
    Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned the Easy Way The author shares her thoughts on what she has learned from the ‘school of hard knocks', the best teacher of management skills. N/A; 11456 ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Oct 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Taking Your Actuarial Student Program To Another Level Through Mentoring
    Taking Your Actuarial Student Program To Another Level Through Mentoring Feature article describing how mentoring can be an effective means of providing management education. Leverage; 11496 2/1/ ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Feb 2011
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
  • No Two Actuaries Are Created Equal
    No Two Actuaries Are Created Equal The author suggests the key to job satisfaction is to mold your job and workday around your strengths and the strengths of people on your team and presents ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Apr 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Danger And Opportunity of the Economic Crisis
    The Danger And Opportunity of the Economic Crisis The economic crisis and the opportunities it presents. N/A; 11439 1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Jan 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Glass is Half Full!
    The Glass is Half Full! Letter from the Chair of the Product Development Council. Challenging times bring opportunities. Today's low interest environment is a rallying cry for our industry ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Why Keep Up with Technology?
    Why Keep Up with Technology? The author urges you to keep informed of new developments in technology to discover the power in the new tools that are being made available everyday. Why? Here are ...

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    • Authors: Paula Hodges
    • Date: Apr 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills