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  • From The Editor
    From The Editor A look into the issues’ contents. By Carlos Fuentes Models;Strategy;Artificial int ... passions have in common? They are the subjects of our current issue of Innovators & Entrepreneurs. But ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Economics>Health economics; Economics>Macroeconomics; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor By Carlos Fuentes A description of the issue’s articles. Impact message;attention ... Carlos Fuentes Few SOA sections emphasize the business importance of communication skills as much as we do ...
    • Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
  • How Python (and Networking) Saved my Company
    Networking) Saved my Company By Andrew M. Webster The author recants a personal success story. Entrep ... Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article was published on the ACTEX Learning blog ( https://blog ...
    • Authors: Andrew Webster
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Technology & Applications>Software
  • An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur
    Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur An interview with Patrick McGinnis, author of The 10% Entrepreneur ... Entrepreneur. Readers will glean some of McGinnis’ insights and understand how they can apply specifically to actuaries ...
    • Authors: Stephen J Camilli
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • 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>Professional network leverage; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Life Insurance Distribution and the Middle Market
    Insurance Distribution and the Middle Market Over the last two years the Marketing and Distribution ... address the ongoing issue of the underinsured middle market by supporting research to explore the problem ...
    • Authors: Adam Vanevenhoven
    • Date: Sep 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Demography>Population data; Economics>Behavioral economics; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance
  • Tired of Strategic Planning?
    Tired of Strategic Planning? Tired of Strategic Planning? by Eric D. Beinhocker and Sarah Kaplan Strategic ...

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    • Authors: Eric D Beinhocker, Sarah Kaplan
    • Date: Oct 2002
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch
    Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch Article Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch by Bartlett in The Actuary, ... Article Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch by Bartlett in The Actuary, June 1979, Volume 13, Number 6 Accident ...

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    • Authors: Dwight K Bartlett
    • Date: Mar 1979
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Annuities>Investment strategy - Annuities; Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Investment strategy - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance
  • Editorial
    capability stressed in The Art of War, itself the object of an article), to the idea that it is better ... advanced in Blue Ocean Strategy, also relevant to one of the articles). There are programming considerations ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes, Chris Greig
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Economics>Health economics; Economics>Macroeconomics
  • 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
  • Future of Group Benefits in Canada
    Future of Group Benefits in Canada Overview of market trends impacting the group benefits space in Canada ... Canada and the implications for insures as they prepare for future evolving industry dynamics. Group ...

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    • Authors: Melissa Carruthers
    • Date: May 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement; Technology & Applications