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  • How Did I Get to Where I am Today? My 50-Plus Years of Being an Entrepreneur - Part I
    Years of Being an Entrepreneur - Part I My career began innocently on a winter’s day in 1959. The evening ... boy had broken his leg and The Indianapolis Times needed someone from the neighborhood to pitch in while ...
    • Authors: Larry Stern
    • Date: Aug 2012
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Third World Personal Insurance: A Mega, Mega Issue and a Responsibility
    for the Society of Actuaries' Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section 2010 Papers Competition, the author ... discusses the relative lack of personal insurance programs in third world countries, and the opportunities ...

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    • Authors: Jay Jaffe
    • Date: Feb 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Global Perspectives
  • 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
  • An Ongoing Strategy to Boost LTCI Sales
    tested the model over the course of a yearlong program during 2007-2008 in cooperation with the State ... State of South Dakota Department of Social Services. Many of the elements of this model LTC/ LTCI education ...

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    • Authors: Don Grimes
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance