Description: Vender Referral Program highlights Thomson-West, a provider of NAIC, state and federal regulations.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists, discussing their own experiences in Canada and the U.S., present their views on why they chose to leave insurance companies for a consulting career. Their individual experiences include joining existing firms, as well as starting a practice as an independent consultant. The panelists discuss the tradeoffs between an insurance company career and consulting, and how to start a consulting practice, including skills needed, marketing, financing, and finding a niche. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: The chairperson discusses the aspects of the private long-term care insurance market and asks readers to identify areas needing change, e.g., regulation, pricing and marketing.

Description: Overview on current trends in medical practice impacting the LTC insurance business with a focus on dementia, risk stratification, and predictive modeling.

Description: John Martin and Chintan Gandhi are outstanding contributors to the actuarial profession in the international arena.

Description: Pat Renzi shared her career trajectory and lessons learned in life and work.

Description: Article discusses how to access or request to be on the Listing of Preferred Venders for Entrepreneurial Section members.

Description: This paper highlights how incorporating risk management into the planning process assists the entrepreneur in gaining a better understanding of the business system and analyzing and managing operational risk.

Description: This first of the series of sticky situations addresses the dangers of negative conflict within a project team. To get to the root of the problem you'll need to data mine or dig beneath the surface to find the aggravations.

Description: An actuary learns a lot about marketing when he took it on himself to rebrand a consulting service.