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  • Risk Evaluation in the Final Stages of the Pandemic
    Risk Evaluation in the Final Stages of the Pandemic The direct and indirect effects of the pandemic ... pandemic have impacted many actuaries’ work since the spring of 2020. This article addresses three considerations ...

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    • Authors: David Brentlinger
    • Date: Jul 2022
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Value at risk - Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • RBC Updates
    This ... article provides a description of three factor updates for the NAIC Risk-Based Capital that will take effect ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Brown
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • PBR Considerations and Benefits for Smaller Insurance Companies
    After years of discussion and debate, PrinciplesBased Reserving (PBR) is finally a reality. Small insurance ... electing for the company-wide exemption or adopting the PBR methods. This article discusses the benefits ...

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    • Authors: Alixandra Balestra, Calvin Y K Yeung, Jeffery Stroller
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor Brief discussion on recent published experience studies and RFPs. By Scott D ... Just a quick update on some recent topics.  If you aren’t regularly checking out the SOA Research Institute ...

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    • Authors: Scott Haglund
    • Date: Dec 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data
  • The Relation Between COVID-19 and Depression
    The Relation Between COVID-19 and Depression The numerous restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic ... those measures may have consequences for our health. The article attempts to uncover possible links between ...

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    • Date: Jul 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Chairperson's Corner
    Chairperson's Corner Commentary from the outgoing SmallCo chair highlighting the section accomplishments for 2020 ... have just finished attending and presenting at the Society of Actuaries (SOA) first-ever Virtual Annual Meeting ...

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    • Authors: Carolyn Covington
    • Date: Dec 2020
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • Many Hands Make Light Work: Interviews With Former SmallCo Section Chairs, Part II
    SmallCo Section Chairs, Part II Part 2 of two-part series of interviews with former SmallCo section chairs ... chairs exploring their experience with the section, the future of SmallCo, and final thoughts. By Michelle ...

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    • Authors: Michelle Grusenmeyer
    • Date: Dec 2020
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor A brief description of the contents of the July 2022 issue along with are quest ... Haglund Small Talk, August 2022 Welcome to the newest issue of Small Talk! Maybe this shouldn’t come as ...

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    • Authors: Scott Haglund
    • Date: Jul 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • We Don’t Refer to Years Now: It’s Pre-COVID or Post-COVID
    2022 When the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, work life certainly changed for most of us. For me ... me and the other 17 percent [1] of the U.S. population who worked from home at the beginning of 2020, ...

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    • Authors: Tamara Lea Wilt
    • Date: Jul 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • I Didn’t Take All of Those Actuarial Exams for Nothing
    Take All of Those Actuarial Exams for Nothing A story about a mother/actuary’s journey of discovering ... results—one for the SOA final assessment for the obtainment of my Associate of the Society of Actuaries designation ...

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    • Authors: Tamara Lea Wilt
    • Date: Dec 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession