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  • A Smart Way to Develop Retirement Income Strategies
    Social Security benefits until age 70 for the primary wage-earner. Married couples would use common ... claiming strategy for the spouse who isn’t the primary wage-earner. This strategy then uses the IRS required ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Product Trends in Group Long-Term-Disability Insurance
    is Fred Yosua who is vice president of long-term care at UNUM. He is most recently working on alternative ... and association disability as well as long-term care. Fred is going to talk about critical illness insurance ...

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    • Authors: Frederick Brown, Frederick Yosua, Michael Fish, Paul C Barone
    • Date: Jun 1999
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Health & Disability>Disability insurance
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    case of a reinsurer providing experi- ence to a direct writer to use in setting the mortality assumption ... based on credibility levels but should be used with care. The width of the distribution of reinsurer experience ...

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    • Authors: Marianne C Purushotham, Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    case of a reinsurer providing experi- ence to a direct writer to use in setting the mortality assumption ... based on credibility levels but should be used with care. The width of the distribution of reinsurer experience ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall, Marianne C Purushotham
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • 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
  • A Conversation with Alan Mills, ND, FSA
    the U.S. health care system. It had become clear to me that to solve our health care system problems ... I could do it for a health care system, perhaps even the U.S. health care system. Mary: From there, ...

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    • Authors: Mary Moran
    • Date: Jan 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: Health Watch
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
  • University Programs for Academic/Practitioner Collaboration—Part One
    University Programs for Academic/Practitioner Collaboration—Part One By Jay Vadiveloo and Ian ... Life predictive modeling projects for long term care, long term disability and for modeling the mortality ...
    • 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
  • Health Expectancy
    Healthy 5-3 Incidence Rates to Skilled Nursing Care 5-4 Incidence Rates, Average Stay, and Claim Cost ... (2) needs assisted living and (3) needs skilled care. Comparisons are given with external sources. As ...

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    • Authors: Application Administrator, John M Bragg, James C Brooks
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management
  • Universal Life Update
    design is used. Others suggest that commissions to direct agents and PPGA's will move to higher levels. ... issue age, plan type or amount of insurance. When direct charges for such commissions are made, we must ...

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    • Authors: Wayne D Bidelman, Andrew Bodine, Allen D Booth, Thomas F Eason, Robert W Buechner
    • Date: May 1982
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Universal life
  • Around The World: Ghana Mobile Phone Insurance – Err, No – Mobile Life Insurance
    Around The World: Ghana Mobile Phone Insurance – Err, No – Mobile Life Insurance International ... African countries. Many have looked to develop direct-to-consumer prop- ositions, and in the United States ...

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    • Authors: Greg Becker
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Global Perspectives>Global markets; Health & Disability>Accident insurance; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance