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  • Year 2000 and Beyond: SOA New Course 7 Applied Modeling Demonstration: Charts 5- 6
    Year 2000 and Beyond: SOA New Course 7 Applied Modeling Demonstration: Charts 5- 6 From a session at the Spring regional meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24-25, ...

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    • Authors: Warren Luckner, Virginia Ruth Young
    • Date: May 1999
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis
  • International News
    International News Notes the seminars were almost totally revamped this year with a focus on developments towards Phase II of IFRS. These were held in Hong Kong, Manila and Taipei. International ...

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    • Authors: William R Horbatt
    • Date: Jan 2012
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Capital Market Assumptions —A 2000 Update
    Capital Market Assumptions —A 2000 Update An update on the Capital Market Assumptions used for asset allocation maybe useful to actuaries given the parallels with the assumptions an actuary uses ...

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    • Authors: Timothy C Burns
    • Date: Sep 2001
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting
  • Consulting on Mergers and Acquisitions
    Consulting on Mergers and Acquisitions Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This discusses the effect on pension plans of mergers and divestitures and looks at the importance of due ...

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    • Authors: Ronald Gebhardtsbauer, James A Kenney, Hector H Mislavsky, Max J Schwartz
    • Date: Jun 1996
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Finance & Investments; Pensions & Retirement>Corporate plans
  • The Evolution of 'Actuarial Mathematics'
    The Evolution of 'Actuarial Mathematics' The authors of the 2nd edition of the 'Actuarial Mathematics' textbook discuss the changes in the new edition. From the 1997 ...

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    • Authors: Newton L Bowers, James C Hickman, Donald A Jones
    • Date: Oct 1997
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Making an Actuarial Opinion
    Making an Actuarial Opinion From the 1985 Valuation Actuary Symposium. A discussion of the principles that should be part of a life insurance valuation. Also discussion of emerging ...

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    • Authors: Allan Affleck, Robert D Hogue
    • Date: Jan 1985
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Public Policy
  • Setting Appropriate Assumptions For The Valuation Process
    Setting Appropriate Assumptions For The Valuation Process From the 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Washington DC in October 1986 Discussion of the process for setting assumptions ...

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    • Authors: Dennis Carr, Paul Winokur
    • Date: Oct 1986
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • The Modeling Platform
    The Modeling Platform The April 2016 Issue of The Modeling Platform Financial accounting controls;Standards of practice;Operational risks;model validation;modeling efficiency;assumptions;ERM; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; 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: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Life Insurance>Policyholder behavior - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Universal life; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Excel Modeling Governance: What Can We Do Better?
    Excel Modeling Governance: What Can We Do Better? We discuss the challenges of Excel usage in companies, and what needs to be considered in order to develop robust modeling governance. Model ...

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    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Leapin' Lizards- An Orphan Annie Life Policy
    Leapin' Lizards- An Orphan Annie Life Policy Article from The Actuary, March 1971 – volume 5 - Issue 3 talks about a hypothetical life insurance company's introduction of a new ...

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    • Authors: Donald S Grubbs
    • Date: Mar 1971
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Life Insurance>Non-forfeiture benefits