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  • Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
    Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven ...

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    • Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
    • Date: Mar 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan Stats - 2015
    Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan Stats - 2015 Review pension plan statistics for the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan. Multiemployer plans;pension benefits;pension funds;pension plan ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Multi-employer plans
  • From The Editors
    From The Editors A description of the articles in the February 2014 issue of Independent Consultant.By Carlos Fuentes and Stephen James ; By Carlos Fuentes and Stephen James In this issue of the ...
    • Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • From the Chairperson: The Progress Continues
    From the Chairperson: The Progress Continues It is hard to believe we are just about halfway through the current council year. We are making good progress with our initiatives that I described in ...
    • Authors: Kevin Pledge
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Letter From the Chair
    Letter From the Chair Life can get very busy and disruptive. So was the case with our January 2012 edition of NewsDirect, which didn't get published. Had that edition made it out the door you ...
    • Date: Sep 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Risk and the Actuarial Profession: Two Visions Emerge
    Risk and the Actuarial Profession: Two Visions Emerge This article is the first of a two-part series on international developments. It discusses the actuarial focus on application of risk ...

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    • Authors: Charles L Gilbert
    • Date: Jul 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
  • Funded Status Measurements for U.S. Pensions
    Funded Status Measurements for U.S. Pensions Understanding U.S. defined-benefit plan annual funding notice definitions and what they are meant to represent is a key to understanding how “healthy” ...

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    • Authors: Zorast Wadia
    • Date: May 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management; Pensions & Retirement>Pension legislation and regulation
  • Measuring Subsidization in LTC
    Measuring Subsidization in LTC Although rate structures where low-cost cohorts subsidize high cost cohorts may be justified from a actuarial, marketing, or legal standpoint, the subsidization ...

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    • Authors: Roger Loomis
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • ACLI Update
    ACLI Update Changes to AG 43 and what that might mean for tax purposes. Also, summary of IRS Notice 2016-63 (provides safe harbor tax guidance on use of 2017 CSO tables). PBR;Taxes;Annuity ...

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    • Authors: Pete Bautz, Mandana Parsazad, Regina Y Rose
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Changes to the Computation of Tax Reserves under P.L. 115-97
    Changes to the Computation of Tax Reserves under P.L. 115-97 The article describes changes to the computation of tax reserves as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Tax accounting;Taxation; ...

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    • Authors: Jeffrey Stabach, Kristin R Norberg
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Reserves - General Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance