Announcement: SOA congratulates the new ASAs and CERAs for April 2024.

Announcement: SOA releases March 2024 FAM, FAML, and FAMS Exams passing candidate numbers.

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  • Excel as an IT System
    Excel as an IT System I was planning on writing this article about six months ago, and never got around to it. Then, I read an article recently published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Mental Math
    Mental Math In this issue’s installment, we consider one of the classic feats of mental calculation: how to figure out the day of the week of anyone’s birthday. ; By Paul Ramirez A DAY FOR ANY ...
    • Authors: Paul Ramirez
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead!
    Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead! By Ken Lizotte A description of what an Impact Message is and how to use one. impact message;elevator speech;turning heads; ...
    • Authors: Ken Lizotte
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Bo Doesn't Know Retirement But Pension Actuaries Do!
    Bo Doesn't Know Retirement But Pension Actuaries Do! Article presents a potential role for pension actuaries to help assess the effectiveness of defined contribution plans. By Ted Goldman ...

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    • Authors: Theodore A Goldman
    • Date: May 2021
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: Retirement Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans
  • Observations on our Observations
    Observations on our Observations Observations on recent SOA study on input and output smoothing techniques ad impact on defined benefit funding. ;; Asset valuation; Funding policy; Market value ...
    • Authors: Joseph Silvestri
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy
  • How a Meeting Environment Affects Success—In-Person and Virtual
    How to design a meeting's environment to maximize participants’ positive mood, energy, and opinion of your meeting.

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    • Authors: James Poage
    • Date: Jan 2022
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Chairperson’s Year in Review
    The Chairperson’s Year in Review Article describes accomplishments as Chair during the year. Four accomplishments are mentioned: i) Actuarial Research Conference ii) Early Career Award, iii) ...

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    • Authors: Russell Hendel
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Letters To The Editor
    Letters To The Editor Phil Bieluch's probing editorial in The Actuary's Dec. 2004 issue asked, Are we comfortable with the assumptions underlying our calculation of pension liabilities on ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator, Thomas P Tierney
    • Date: Apr 2005
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling
    Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling This article is based on a tongue-in-cheek blog posted on Corality’s website in April. We will look at an edited ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Actuarial Modernization on a Shoestring Budget
    Actuarial Modernization on a Shoestring Budget Actuarial functions are being asked to do more with less: being challenged to provide more value to the business through applying insight and ...

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    • Authors: Amy Nelson, Nathan Dennis Pohle, Vance Forrest
    • Date: Mar 2024
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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