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  • A Unified Management and Capital Framework for Operational Risk
    across risk types. For example, credit risk is the primary concern for most banks, but inadequate loan documentation ... on models and the quality of such models. The primary input is back-testing results against prede- termined ...

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    • Authors: James Lam
    • Date: Feb 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Topics: Finance & Investments
  • Gaining Trust in Predictive Models—an Actuarial Perspective
    model, however, the choice of model is often the primary focus. Given the wide variety of possible options ... and false negatives is better. Data One of the primary factors in model selection will be the data. The ...

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    • Authors: David Alison FSA (David)
    • Date: Sep 2021
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques; Predictive Analytics>Quality control & model governance; Technology & Applications>Artificial intelligence & machine learning
  • Diverse Risks and Considerations in Retirement
    buying a home, child care and education, travel and recreation, health care and retirement.  Enter ... in the future, particularly the cost of health care? Have I considered my Medicare eligibility and ...

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    • Authors: Zenaida Samaniego
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Relationship Management; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks
  • The Actuary August/September 2015
    NORTHEAST USA - LONG TERM CARE ACTUARY Ezra Penland is working on an FSA long term care pricing leader- ship ... especially sought. SOUTHWEST USA - LONG TERM CARE ACTUARY Long term care actuaries are being interviewed by a ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Provider Risk-Sharing and Random Noise
    infrastructure. Pricing actuaries will need to estimate the direct effect of random fluctuations, the indirect effect ... Some- times Shi– Accountability to HMOs. Managed Care, Dec. 1, 2000. https://www .managedcaremag.com ...

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    • Authors: Thomas Messer
    • Date: Jul 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models; Health & Disability>Provider networks; Health & Disability>Provider risk
  • Why the Current Practice of Operational Risk Management in Insurance is Fundamentally Flawed: Evidence From the Field
    Basel II defines operational risk as “the risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from inadequate or ... where a strategy that was not formulated with due care and skill turned into a good strategy. For example ...

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    • Authors: Madhu Acharyya
    • Date: Apr 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Finance & Investments; Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • A Change Will Do You Good
    A Change Will Do You Good By Mitchell Stephenson A discussion on embracing change effectively. ... right thing should rise above all others as the primary reason for making business decisions. When it comes ...
    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
  • Regulatory Outlook
    closely follow federal law. The Sherman Act, is the primary U.S. antitrust law pertaining to association activities ... closely follow federal law. The Sherman Act, is the primary U.S. antitrust law pertaining to association activities ...
    • Date: Sep 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
  • Managing Social Media Risk in Utilities
    considered this "very important")    To offer direct customer service (42 percent considered this "very important")  ... stomer service and crisis  management as the primary advantages of utilities’ use of Facebook and Twitter ...

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    • Authors: Charles Tooman
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Portfolio management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk categories; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Strategic risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Enterprise Risk Management>Systemic risk
  • The Actuary, June/July 2014, Issue 3
    public issues in the United States (e.g., health care reform, public pension funding, catastrophe risk ... research for the Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services, better known as Illinois ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jun 2014
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers