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  • Universal Life
    levels of agents ranges from the high 80's to the mid 40's. Remember that some gross estimates were used ... than a similar combination of ART plus a flex-annuity which might run in the 20-25% range. So whether ...

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    • Authors: William G Harman, Ben H Mitchell, Leonard E Odell, Samuel H Turner
    • Date: Oct 1981
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Universal life; Public Policy
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Gaining Definition and Clarity Through Technology
    Consider that during the credit crunch of 2008, the S&P 500 companies that sponsored DB plans saw their ... variables, such as changes in interest rates, mortality rates and inflation, can also be evaluated for ...

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    • Authors: David Cantor
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • A Review of Root Cause in Insurer Insolvencies and Impairments
    Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the historical number of U.S. and Canadian insurer insolvencies by year and by ... compensation; P&C commercial liability; Life & Annuity, Health, including long- term care (LTC); and Health ...

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    • Authors: David Heppen, Veronika Cooper
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Becoming a More Effective Innovator
    2016 I was a member of a panel at the SOA Life & Annuity Symposium in Nashville. My contirbution to this ... where it became an integral part of your company’s operations. The use of Rx data to assess risk in underwriting ...
    • Authors: Jay Jaffe
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Product Trends Around the World
    Product Trends Around the World The world around us ... keeps changing F.A.S.T. propelling life insurance companies to respond with F.R.E.S.H. product solutions ...

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    • Authors: Joshua Dobiac, Elena Stoyanova Tonkovski
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Global Perspectives>Global markets; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • InsurTechs—What are They, and why do Actuaries Need to Know
    underwriting. This is a life & health application, but it’s easy to see how something in the general insurance ... trust service (proper forms certified in all 50 U.S. states), and through the collection of information ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Claims - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Policyholder behavior - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Underwriting - General Insurance
  • University Programs for Academic/Practitioner Collaboration—Part One
    global professional services company. Towers Watson’s involvement with the Goldenson Center is reflected ... charge to the Goldenson Center I believe Towers Watson’s active support of the Goldenson Center is one of the ...
    • Authors: Ian G Duncan, Jeyaraj Vadiveloo
    • Date: Apr 2014
    • Competency: 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; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships
  • AI in GI: Overview of an Annual Meeting Session
    don’t yet have to worry about implementing Asimov’s laws of robotics for artificial intelligence in General ... General Insurance. [3] For those unfamiliar with Asimov’s laws of robotics, they are: A robot may not injure ...
    • Authors: Anthony Cappelletti
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Claims - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Pricing/ratemaking - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Underwriting - General Insurance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • 2015 National Academy of Social Insurance Roundtable: The Link between Retirement Security and Long-Term Care
    A s part of the annual meeting of the Nation-al Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), the Society of Actuaries ... American Academy of Actuaries, hosted a round- table on recent work of the SOA and Academy on Jan. 28 ...

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    • Authors: John Cutler
    • Date: Apr 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Pensions & Retirement>Private sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans; Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
  • The Glass is Half Full!
    The Glass is Half Full! Letter from the Chair of the Product Development Council. Challenging times ... Challenging times bring opportunities. Today's low interest environment is a rallying cry for our ...

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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