Description: It is well established that empowerment of staff is a critical leadership trait. But what are the metrics to recognize that you have achieved it? What steps enable this achievement? Which psychological attributes explain its efficacy?This article proposes to answer these questions through a multi-disciplinary examination of empowerment in the context of three leadership domains.

Description: A review of model inputs, suggested methods to getting comfortable with the data that your model is using, and data validation lessons

Description: Discussion of the skills actuaries need going forward to be successful, and hence, incorporated into the new actuarial exam syllabus.

Description: Book review of A Whack on the Side of the Head, which has lots of ideas for thinking creatively.

Description: An overview of the various track topics and sessions in the 9th Annual ILTCI Conference.

Description: Article describing content and key takeaways from experience completing the SOA PA Certificate

Description: A description of the election process within the SOA, the role of the Board of Governors, and how the process has evolved from an on-the-spot balloting process to a mail-in process.

Description: This article is an abstract of the Deloitte whitepaper “Financial KPIs in the New World” that will be published in January 2023. It provides a market view of how the new Financial KPIs will be integrated in the insurers’ decision-making process and about the main challenges and opportunities for insurers’ management and external stakeholders in the jurisdictions that have adopted IFRS17 and in particular countries in the EMEA region.

Description: The Joint Risk Management Section's chairperson explains the Joint Risk Management Section Council members plans for the coming year, with a heavy focus on research and continuing education.

Description: The article is an overview of the life insurance business in the Middle-East. It presents the history and culture of the region and the impact on shaping the life insurance products. The article then presents surrounding economic, political and demographic environment as well as business challenges and opportunities. Finally, the article presents the market position on the digital transformation.