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  • Risk Theory: An Interesting Application
    Risk Theory: An Interesting Application The author describes how his company was able to benefit from an application of risk theory. Monte Carlo simulation;Risk measurement; 11658 3/1/1967 12:00: ...

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    • Authors: Burton Jay
    • Date: Mar 1967
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • Pricing and Hedging Financial and Insurance Products Part 2: Black-Scholes’ Model and Beyond
    Pricing and Hedging Financial and Insurance Products Part 2: Black-Scholes’ Model and Beyond Introduction to option pricing using Black-Scholes. Discussion on the limitations of Black-Scholes and ...

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    • Authors: Mathieu Boudreault
    • Date: Mar 2013
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Derivatives
  • Letter From the Chair
    Letter From the Chair Life can get very busy and disruptive. So was the case with our January 2012 edition of NewsDirect, which didn't get published. Had that edition made it out the door you ...
    • Date: Sep 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Actuarial Exams Teach You
    What Actuarial Exams Teach You In the process of getting credentialed, there are more important things than a passing score. Life is not about numbers but transferable behaviors. professional ...

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    • Authors: Juan Arroyo
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance
    Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance A new health insurance pricing model takes external market prices into account, as well as ...

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    • Authors: D Wei
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch
    Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch Critical illness insurance;Ethics;Health reserves;Health Research;Cause-of-death mortality; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; 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: Health Watch
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Graduate School: Is It for You?
    Graduate School: Is It for You? Jimmy Poon shares the insights on the benefits and drawbacks of going to graduate school from the standpoint of an actuarial student. He also offers advice on how ...

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    • Authors: Jimmy Poon
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • In the Beginning… A Column Devoted to Tax Basics Premiums Paid, Investment in the Contract, and Tax Basis – We Know
    In the Beginning… A Column Devoted to Tax Basics Premiums Paid, Investment in the Contract, and Tax Basis – We Know Basic discussion of premiums paid, investment in the contract, and basis as ...

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    • Authors: John Adney
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Public Policy
  • Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility
    Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility by Shea Parkes and Brad Armstrong Learn how to use concepts like ridge regression to train a model with partial credibility. Predictive ...
    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes, Brad Armstrong
    • Date: Oct 2015
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; 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: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Predictive Analytics
  • The Impact of Obesity and Diabetes on LTC Disability and Mortality: Population Estimates from the National Long-Term Care Survey
    The Impact of Obesity and Diabetes on LTC Disability and Mortality: Population Estimates from the National Long-Term Care Survey Discussion of the separate and joint effects of obesity and ...

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    • Authors: P J Stallard
    • Date: Sep 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods