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  • Navigating New Horizons …An Interview with Jeffrey D. Miller
    part- ner was such a big deal, that became my primary goal,” he said. “With Bill’s firm it became clear ... has found that he can only serve about three primary clients at one time, plus occa- sionally take on ...

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    • Authors: Sarah Lawrence
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Employee Retention: Stay ... Just a Little Bit Longer, Keeping the Keepers
    industries are financial services, insurance, health care, and professional services such as your own. Is ... myself," that's very important. Now, I've taken care of me. How about my employees? When you're managing ...

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    • Authors: Michael Braunstein, Beverly B Alter
    • Date: Oct 1999
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Life and Casualty Company Organization for the 1980's
    The second major engine of change is technology, primary information management and communication systems ... movers that I have just mentioned obviously have a direct relationship to insurance marketing and distribution ...

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    • Authors: Jack V Masterman, C Norman Peacor, C David Silletto, Frank W. Barsalou
    • Date: May 1981
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Expenses - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Capital - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Whole life; Public Policy; Technology & Applications
  • Passing the Torch Series: An Interview with Mark Freedman
    electrical supply business, and my mom did not care what I did, as long as I stayed in the Philadelphia ... potentially bypass these traditional routes and run direct- ly for the board. This is not common, but I think ...

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    • Authors: Mark Freedman
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects By Ray Mascola Communication;Operational Management;Time ... priorities. By actively listening you show that you care and in the process you develop credibility and trust ...
    • 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
  • The Stepping Stone
    Diversity Committee (IDC). The volunteers who direct it, and the staff who support us, are all very ... minorities at all levels of the education system, from primary school to medical school. They developed recommendations ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite
  • Communication Of Benefits To Employees
    in the present benefits program? Dental Care, Vision Care, Thrift Savings Plan, Major Medical -- you ... closing, I would like to mention retiree health care. Court cases are cropping up again and again and ...

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    • Authors: Judy Baum, Louis C Kleber, Stanley Tannenbaum
    • Date: Apr 1986
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans
  • Effective Use of Services Available to Small-Company Actuaries
    downside with consultants? There’s going to be a direct budget impact to your cost center. Let’s talk ... value-added means that it doesn’t necessarily have a direct budget cost. However, like with anything else ...

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    • Authors: Craig Nordyke, Jeffrey Stevenson, Douglas Knowling, Frank J Barrett, Robert F Grieb
    • Date: Oct 1996
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Book Review: The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
    DECISIONS This Trivial Pursuit example amplifies the primary tenet of James Surowiecki’s book that a diverse ... towards finding the one right person to guide and direct them to the right decision. Companies who chose ...

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    • Authors: Scott McInturff
    • Date: Jul 2010
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • ERM Culture Alignment to Enhance Competitive Advantage
    percent of respondents identified risk culture as a primary contributor to the financial crisis. Even though ... accepting and promoting ERM and ERM culture. While direct leadership engagement has immediate impact on corporate ...

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    • Authors: Joanna Keith, Henry Killackey, Abrahim Althonayan
    • Date: Apr 2012
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; 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
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management