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  • Call for Essays—The 2017–2018 Essay Contest Will Debate Whether This Time It’s Different
    Call for Essays—The 2017–2018 Essay Contest Will Debate Whether This Time It’s Different Invites ... Time It’s Different Invites readers to submit topics on the theme of "This Time It's Different ...

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    • Authors: James Kosinski
    • Date: Aug 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Behavioral economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Strategic risks
  • Good Research Reads
    Good Research Reads Recently completed experience and research studies from the SOA. ... research studies from the SOA. behavioral economics;mortality assumption;long-term care=LTC 6442456999 8/1/2014 ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance
  • A Portfolio Approach to Retirement Income Security
    of their Social Security benefits or buying an annuity, but in the process, they’ll reduce the amount ... dividend income • Buying a guaranteed lifetime annuity from an insurance com- pany (think of it as a ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Investment strategy - Annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans
  • Designing and Communicating Retirement Plans for "Humans"
    in their DC plans, offering both investing and annuity solutions, and integrating with Social Security ... income from Social Security, pensions and/or an annuity, optimal solu- tions would invest remaining assets ...

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    • Authors: Steven Vernon
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Individual annuities; Demography>Longevity; Economics>Behavioral economics; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation
  • The Sustainability of the New American Entitlement: Actuarial Values and the ACA
    ENTITLEMENTS While not necessarily comprehensive, the table below illustrates a history of major entitlement ... legislation in the United States. As suggested in the table, American public assistance and social insurance ...

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    • Authors: Gregory Fann
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial markets; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability
  • To Be Continued - Mathematics And The Good
    July and August) by the SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES, 208 S. LRSalle St., Chicago, Illinois 606D4, Thomas P. Bowles ... with the opium used by Chinese coolies in the 1840’s. He sees the prob- lem reaching major dimensions ...

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    • Authors: Donald P Campbell
    • Date: Jun 1973
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods