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  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T
    R-E-S-P-E-C-T This article addresses the importance of remembering to respect ourselves and others during times of uncertainty and stress, and offers practical tips on how to do so By Mitchell ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: May 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies
  • Fed Up With a Quest for Work-Life Balance? Try Accessing Your Seven Slices of Life
    Fed Up With a Quest for Work-Life Balance? Try Accessing Your Seven Slices of Life there is virtually no possibility of true balance in our lives because to chase “balance” between your work and ...

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    • Date: Apr 2021
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Zen Actuary Installment 18: Getting Back in the Water
    Zen Actuary Installment 18: Getting Back in the Water Latest installment in series that applies Buddhist philosophy to the actuary's daily activities. This installment discusses the challenges ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Excel as an IT System
    Excel as an IT System I was planning on writing this article about six months ago, and never got around to it. Then, I read an article recently published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Editorial
    Editorial Remarks on a recent series of articles in 'The National Underwriter' on risk selection and related regulation. Risk categories=Risk classes;Underwriting; 12095 10/1/1978 ...

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    • Authors: Andrew C Webster
    • Date: Oct 1978
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Life Insurance>Underwriting - Life Insurance; Public Policy
  • Pension Reform in Eastern Europe and Central Asia—A Multi-Pillar Approach
    Pension Reform in Eastern Europe and Central Asia—A Multi-Pillar Approach Excellent big picture view for planning a social insurance system with pay-as-you-go, required self-funded, and voluntary ...

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    • Authors: Michael Cohen
    • Date: Feb 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Annuities; Demography; Economics>Macroeconomics; Finance & Investments; Global Perspectives; Pensions & Retirement>Private sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans
  • Let's Talk - Discussion Is Needed On Actuarial Assumptions, Consistency
    Let's Talk - Discussion Is Needed On Actuarial Assumptions, Consistency This article discusses the need for more coordination and consistency in assumption setting between the pricing ...

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    • Authors: Rachel M Hancock
    • Date: Oct 1997
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models
  • Project Management: Sticky Situations Series: Topic 2—Change the Not-So-Innocent Enemy
    Project Management: Sticky Situations Series: Topic 2—Change the Not-So-Innocent Enemy Topic 2 of Project Management: Sticky Situations discusses the potential dangers associated with requested ...

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    • Authors: Doris Orr
    • Date: Oct 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Time Flies! Chairperson’s Corner
    Time Flies! Chairperson’s Corner Chairperson’s column discussing a few of the important initiatives of the Financial Reporting Section financial reporting 6442457442 9/1/2014 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: William Sayre
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management
  • Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins
    Using Relevant Experience Data to Increase Credibility and Reduce Margins Describes a process for identifying relevant industry experience to credibility-weight with relevant company experience ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall, Marianne C Purushotham
    • Date: Sep 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance