Description: This article discusses the complexities of such a simple statement as well as highlight certain differences between tax and book treatment of that capitalization.

Description: A discussion of issues and developments that threaten the collective confidence of the LTC insurance industry, including job cutting, changes in reporting requirements, and compliance audits.

Description: This article examines conglomerate management, the need for planning, and examples of effective acquisitions management.

Description: This article examines the trends facing the life and health insurance industry which consulting actuaries will need to address such as downsizing, outsourcing, technology and the need to be flexible.

Description: Over the past 20 years, the roles and responsibilities of actuaries have expanded dramatically. We have extended the use of our core skills, namely the ability to model and manage financial risk, to new practice areas, such as asset/liability management and capital management. At the same time, we have broadened our client base to include most types of financial services organizations, many of which are operating in a global environment. This article discusses what the growing role of the actuarial profession means for current and future generations of actuaries.

Description: This article is about change, how it affects us, how we react to change, and how leaders need to be change agents.

Description: This article discusses reasons why the Society of Actuaries is not vocal in expressing its opinion.

Description: The Stepping Stone issue 60, November 2015

Description: This article describes the author's experiences in implementing best practices in insurance regulation in Tanzania, outlining the challenges of the project.

Description: This article is about coming up with the next big idea the author encourages challenging the status quo and believes actuaries are uniquely equipped to view today's risks as opportunities.