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  • Interest-Sensitive Products In A Stable Rate Environment
    deferring tax on the inside build-up. This is the primary benefit of annuities. Under the new tax law, life ... advantages these products have, com- pared with their primary competitors. Along with Greg, I feel that single ...

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    • Authors: Gregory J Carney, Douglas Doll, Mark A Tullis, Robert L Whitney, Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Oct 1986
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Life Insurance>Universal life
  • Ordinary-New Products
    coverage to meet the needs of the family if the primary breadwinner dies or is disabled. On the other hand ... Institute of Life Insurance. When asked "Who should take care of all life insurance needs?", the number of those ...

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    • Authors: Robert E Hunstad, Wilfred A Kraegel, Chandler L McKelvey, David M Mordorski
    • Date: Mar 1975
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Annuities>Individual annuities; Health & Disability>Disability insurance; Life Insurance>Policyholder behavior - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Term life; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Non-forfeiture benefits
  • Investing within Developing Countries - A Caribbean Case Study
    there. There now is a campus in Trinidad whose primary, single course that the others do not duplicate ... is export credit. The third I would describe as direct investment. And the last one is international ...

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    • Authors: Daisy M McFarlane-Coke, Andrew C Musaib-Ali, Stephen M C Alleyne, Michelle Chong Tai-Bell
    • Date: Oct 1996
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments
  • Life and Casualty Company Organization for the 1980's
    the casualty industry, I think there are three primary powerful engines of change which are affecting ... laws_ etc. As time goes on, agents will have more direct access to operating systems in the home office ...

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    • Authors: George R Dinney, Ardian Gill, Frank W. Barsalou, Robert W. Rever
    • Date: Apr 1981
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Expenses - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Investment strategy - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Capital - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications
  • The Life Of The Defined Benefit Actuary After The Death Of The Defined Benefit Plan
    participant (where the participant has the right to direct the investment of contributions) could result in ... nature the work that many of us, and the people we direct, do in our occupation? One of the first thoughts ...

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    • Authors: Peter G Grant, Silvio Ingui, John A Steinbrunner, Charles Barry H. Watson
    • Date: Oct 1985
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans
  • Views on Major Multinationals
    you in a moment that we think there's actually a direct correlation between the quality of customer service ... more than two-thirds of mortality risk written by direct writers is being reinsured. That's being driven ...

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    • Authors: Thomas G MacKinnon, Hubert B Mueller, Julie A Burke, Rob Procter
    • Date: May 2002
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Embedded value; Global Perspectives>Multinational companies
  • Role Of The Actuary In Defining Investment Policy And Strategy
    and used by the investment community, but with direct input from actuaries and from the business community ... to flow into earnings. Of course, you've got the direct earnings on your surplus funds. The majority of ...

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    • Authors: David William Cook, Matthew Easley, John L Maginn, Christopher Perrin, Richard M Stenson
    • Date: May 1985
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments
  • Insurance for the Wealthy: Update on the Private Placement Market
    are primarily driven by better access to health care and better quality of life that the high-net-worth ... honest insurance industry, but they don't really care terribly much what goes into the separate accounts ...

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    • Authors: David A Christopher, Daniel Theodore, Hugh McCormick, Gabriel Schiminovich
    • Date: May 2002
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Life Insurance
  • Impact of Terrorism on Future Mortality Assumptions
    and this happened after September 11. So, the direct writers and the reinsurers are definitely at risk ... last week has to do with the pricing of long-term-care insurance. What if a cure for Alzheimer's is found ...

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    • Authors: Mark C Rowley, Peter C Bishop
    • Date: May 2002
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation
  • Dropping Like A Rock - Dealing with Falling Interest Rates and Equity Markets Outside the United States and Canada
    Asian companies. Bank insurance is a hot subject. Direct marketing is also a hot topic. Building pricing ... of the products. This one company didn't seem to care. So the regulators said, "We don't want that to ...

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    • Authors: Shu-Yen Liu, Thomas Jaros, Jim Toole, Daniel DeKeizer
    • Date: May 2002
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Global Perspectives; Life Insurance