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  • Velocity of Diversification
    Velocity of Diversification This article delves into a new line of statistical thinking of the author ... may be useful for product development actuaries. The key concept is how product design can produce products ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Robbins
    • Date: Jun 2014
    • 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; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Diverse Risks 2016 Call for Essays
    Essays April 2016 2 Prize Winners First Prize The “Feel Free” Retirement Spending Strategy R. Evan ... Krzysztof Ostaszewski Third Prize Thinking About the Future of Retirement Anna M. Rappaport Longevity Insurance ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Assessing Prescription Opioid Risk with Predictive Analytics
    Barbara Collier and Joseph Boschert According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC) ... more than 115 people die each day in the United States as a result of opioid over- dose and that prescription ...

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    • Authors: Joseph Boschert, Andrew Gaffner, Barbara Collier
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; 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: Health Watch
    • Topics: Demography>Population data; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Health information technology; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Predictive Analytics; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Health & Disability>Electronic medical record
  • Defining Best-In-Market Health Opportunities
    perspective of defining strategies to identify best-in-market opportunities. From the Record of the Society ... Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 1. Consumer-driven health plans=CDHP;Group health plans;Health care costs;Health ...

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    • Authors: Dale Yamamoto, Mindy S Kairey
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • 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; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • The Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) Moves Forward
    The Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) Moves Forward This article discusses the current state of the IAIS' ...

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    • Authors: R Thomas Herget
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments
  • Measuring Benefits of Variable Annuity Volatility Management Techniques
    Measuring Benefits of Variable Annuity Volatility Management Techniques We analyze how volatility management ...

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    • Authors: Raghu Ramachandran, Aaron Sarfatti
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Enterprise Risk Management
  • A Smart Way to Develop Retirement Income Strategies
    in the late 1980s in my role as a consulting actuary working in the private sector. During the next ... transitioned more than 20 DB plans. All that time, the questions continued to haunt me. I didn’t think ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    VP of sales that took place after a call. I was a young, excitable sales rep. As I recounted the call ... react when you posed the question what happens to your business if you don’t address the problem? Oops. I ...
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; 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; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • ReFocus 2018 – A “Predictable Surprise”
    ReFocus 2018 – A “Predictable ... Surprise” Summary of the ReFocus 2018 Conference, jointly sponsored by the American Council of Life Insurers ... Insurers and the SOA. 6442482245 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Ronald Klein
    • Date: May 2018
    • 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; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality
  • Addressing climate change belongs in the insurance companies
    Addressing climate change belongs in the insurance companies Update on issues, priorities and key ... belongs in the insurance companies Update on issues, priorities and key messages from the Joint CAS / ...

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    • Authors: C. Genno
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management