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  • Let's Make a Deal: Life and Health Mergers and Acquisitions
    Let's Make a Deal: Life and Health Mergers and Acquisitions Panelists discuss the process and challenges presented by mergers or acquisitions. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, ...

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    • Authors: Charles Carroll, Herbert E Goodfriend, William R Horbatt
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Economic value; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
  • Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau?
    Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau? We ask whether we can find support for the previously reported upper limit of the force of mortality of 0.7, i.e. about the probability of tossing a ...

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    • Authors: Roland Rau
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
  • Bariatric Surgery Holds Promise for Patients and for Payors
    Bariatric Surgery Holds Promise for Patients and for Payors An economic analysis of bariatric surgery and health care costs supports the case for health plans to cover these procedures. Health ...

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    • Authors: John Dawson, Pierre-Yves Cremieux, Arindam Ghosh
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
  • Pricing Surface
    Pricing Surface It is worth the effort to obtain a pricing surface. It helps make an informed decision and facilitate the pricing conversation within and outside a company. Sensitivity testing; ...

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    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
  • An Integro-differential Equation for a Sparre Andersen Model with Investments
    An Integro-differential Equation for a Sparre Andersen Model with Investments Presentation from the 41st Actuarial Research Conference held in August, 2006 in Montreal. This presentation extends ...

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    • Authors: CORINA DANA CONSTANTINESCU, Enrique Thomann
    • Date: Jan 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • Estimates of the Incidence, Prevalence, Duration, Intensity and Cost of Chronic Disability Among the U.S. Elderly
    Estimates of the Incidence, Prevalence, Duration, Intensity and Cost of Chronic Disability Among the U.S. Elderly A study of disability experience examines cost burden and degree of disability, ...

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    • Authors: P J Stallard
    • Date: Feb 2009
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Long-term Care>Medical expenses; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Markov Chain
  • Weather Derivatives and Short-Period Rainfall Indices
    Weather Derivatives and Short-Period Rainfall Indices Presentation discussing modeling of daily and hourly rainfall, both occurrence and amount. These distributions would be needed to price ...

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    • Authors: Barry John Turner
    • Date: Jan 2007
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Derivatives; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • Econometric Models For Interest Rates
    Econometric Models For Interest Rates This presentation estimates several models of interest rates, including seven without and four with regime shifts. Asset modeling;Discount rates=Interest ...

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    • Authors: R Keith Freeland
    • Date: Jan 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • What Actuaries Need To Know About Constructing Mortality Tables
    What Actuaries Need To Know About Constructing Mortality Tables Article What Actuaries Need To Know About Constructing Mortality Tables by Jones in The Actuary, February 1979, Volume 13, Number 2 ...

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    • Authors: Donald A Jones
    • Date: Feb 1979
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Actuaries and Assumptions
    Actuaries and Assumptions In any model, assumptions are necessary to generate output. Typically, the model is run with varying assumptions to determine how sensitive the output is to the input.

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    • Authors: Jonathan Jacob
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods