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  • Acting in the Public Interest: What Does it Mean and Do U.S. Actuaries Mean It?
    in the Public Interest: What Does it Mean and Do U.S. Actuaries Mean It? The article discusses what actuaries ... interest." While the article is focused on the U.S. environment, it includes materials describing how ...

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    • Authors: Jay Jaffe
    • Date: Jun 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
  • Actuarial Aspects of SOX 404
    Actuarial Aspects of SOX 404 A discussion of Actuarial Aspects of Section 404 of ... Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting standards;Annuity reserves;Audits;Financial reporting;Health reserves;Life ...

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    • Authors: Richard H Browne, Laura J Hay
    • Date: Dec 2004
    • Competency: Communication; Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • An Analysis of the Legal Implications of the Valuation Actuary Concept
    An Analysis of the Legal Implications of the Valuation Actuary Concept In this paper, Chapter ... by increasing the scope of the valuation actuary’s duties, the nature and scope of potential professional ...

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    • Authors: Gary D Simms
    • Date: Jan 1987
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Public Policy
  • At the Intersection of Public Health and Actuarial Practice
    effective. Despite actuaries’ major role in the U.S. health care system, even a basic overview of the ... significant predictors of health outcomes. More excess mortality in the United States, for instance, is attributable ...

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    • Authors: Barbara Zabielski
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicaid
  • ACLI Update
    not be instituted until it has been adopted in 42 U.S. ju- risdictions that account for at least 75 percent ... a death benefit paid from life insurance and annuity contracts. We noted that an extension of exclusion ...

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    • Authors: Pete Bautz
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance>Term life; Public Policy
  • Permutations And Computations
    Life Insurance Marketing and Cost Disclosure. U.S. House Subcommittee Report on Oversight and Investigations ... Investigations, Superintendent of Docu- ments, U.S. Government Printing Office, Wash- ington, D.C. 20402 ...

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    • Authors: Ernest J Moorhead
    • Date: Feb 1979
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Term life; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Whole life; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Public Policy
  • Taking Stock: Has Political Correctness Entered the Financial World?
    Entered the Financial World? By Nino Boezio In the U.S. political arena in 2016, political correctness had ... The Clinton campaign liked to portray that the U.S.’s best days were still ahead and that all of the ...

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    • Authors: Nino A Boezio
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Economics; Global Perspectives>Global markets
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    sales and accelerate the growth of your business. Let’s start with the end. You actually have prospects when: ... You are talking to decision-makers; Your company’s products/services are potential solutions to the clients’ ...
    • 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
  • Responsibilities Of The Actuary For Communicating Sarbanes-Oxley Control: Effectiveness In Accordance With Actuarial Standards of Practice
    Financial Reporter December 2004 – Issue 59 S ection 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)requires ... Processes Falling within the Scope of Sarbanes-Oxley Table 1 shows a list of valuation processes and steps ...

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    • Authors: Thomas R Auvinen
    • Date: Dec 2004
    • Competency: Communication; Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Financial Reporting & Accounting
  • Fact First
    both a political issue and a source of support for U.S. citizens. Most experts agree that Medicare, the ... mental medical insurance, are rising faster than the U.S. economy is grow- ing, which will require a doubling ...

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    • Authors: Jacqueline Bitowt
    • Date: Apr 1997
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy