Description: In this discussion of President Obama’s financial regulatory reform on start-up companies, the author believes”that the proposed requirement has the potential to significantly increase the financial burden on an early-stage firm through increased scrutiny and record-keeping” This paper outlines the extent of the issues facing a start-up company due to the Administration's proposals, and offers solutions to the problems facing these entrepreneurs.

Description: The author discusses ways to grow your list of business contacts through the use of email, particularly about the proper use of e-blasts. Some of the advantages of this method the author notes are flexibility with format, saving time since the same email goes to all contacts, and providing a way to systematize your communications with your business contacts.

Description: The editor’s summary of topics covered in the May 2011 issue of The Independent Consultant, the newsletter of the Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section.

Description: The Modeling Platform

Description: The October/November 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: The brief from the editor of Expanding Horizons for this essay was to give some personal reflections on how actuarial education and research influence actuarial practice.

Description: This table charts a brief history of the Japanese insurance market focused mainly on the changes that occurred during the boom of the early 1990s. From the article "Current Issues in Emerging Markets in Latin America and Asia" by Jen Abbatacola featured in The Actuary Magazine, 2005.

Description: This pie chart illustrates the relationship of operational risk to other risks faced by any financial organization. From "Operational Risk" by Michel Rochette featured in The Actuary Magazine, February 2005.

Description: This table accompanies the article, "Managing Risks in Defined Contribution Plans" by Raymond J. Murphy featured in The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2005.

Description: This is a table from an article in The Actuary Magazine entitled A Strategic Analysis of the US Life Insurance Industry Part II: Products.