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  • Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays
    Charles S. Yanikoski 95 Dealing with Multiple Post-Retirement Risks in the Middle Market Charles S. Yanikoski ... and above any Social Security or other pension, annuity or employment income), then they have enough money ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; 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>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Risk/Return, a Chimera?
    years. This can be observed in Table 1, an example of a gold return. Table 1 Gold Return Global Return ... 1970–1980 1607% 33% 1980–1990 -38% -5% 1990–2000 -27% -3% 2000–2010 339% 16% FEBRUARY 2017 RISKS & REWARDS ...

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    • Authors: Sylvestre Frezal
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments
  • Letter From the Chair
    Chicago, is currently focused on life insurance and annuity product development. He previously served on the ... to Juliet Sandrowicz who has been the MaD Section’s newsletter editor most of the last several years.
    • Date: Sep 2012
    • 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; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Risk/Return, a Chimera?
    years. This can be observed in Table 1, an example of a gold return. Table 1 Gold Return Global Return ... 1970–1980 1607% 33% 1980–1990 -38% -5% 1990–2000 -27% -3% 2000–2010 339% 16% The design flaw of the risk/expected ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Sylvestre Frezal
    • Date: Dec 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation
  • Reducing Medical Cost Trend With Concierge Services and Enhanced Digital Tools
    a 2016 study in JAMA Internal Medicine by Frank S. Drescher and Brenda E. Sirovich reports that advanced ... optimized their utilization in two ways, as shown in Table  1. First, they reduced their use of four categories ...

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    • Authors: Edward Cymerys
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health information technology
  • Actuaries Without Borders
    Actuaries Without Borders Insight into activities of Actuaries Without Borders (AWB), ... Association, and SOA involvement in the section. AWB’s mandate is to provide volunteers for projects in countries ...

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    • Authors: Alan Cooke
    • Date: Sep 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Global Perspectives>Global markets
  • Letter from the Editors
    Letter from the Editors The editors of Health Watch have made health care reform ... issue, and provide an introduction to the issue's contents. Health care reform;Health information exchanges;Health ...

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    • Authors: Grady Catterall, Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
    • Date: Sep 2009
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under VM-31: Reporting Requirements for Business Subject to PBR
    discussing such issues as levels of aggrega- tion for mortality experience, the various requirements related ... compare to actual historical experience. 3. Mortality assumptions: The report requires a detailed expla- ...

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    • Authors: Gaurav Rastogi
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Actuarial Student Programs
    communication skills. As the recruiter for MassMutual’s Actuarial Student Program, I get the opportunity to ... highlight the value a student program can bring to one’s professional development. Professional Development;Interpersonal ...

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    • Authors: Mark Sayre, Mark Spong, Angela McShane, Amanda Hug
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • NewsDirect Iss 67
    NewsDirect Iss 67 The September 2013 issue of the SOA Marketing and Distribution Section’s newsletter, ... issue of the SOA Marketing and Distribution Section’s newsletter, NewsDirect Marketing and distribution ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Sep 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; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development