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  • Full Issue
    Matters!ISSUE 103 • F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 Individual Annuity Sales and Product Trends Page ... Chairperson’s Corner By Jeremy Bill 4 Individual Annuity Sales And Product Trends By Simpa Baiye 9 ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Product Matters
    DEVELOPMENT SECTION Product Matters!ISSUE 104 • J U LY 2 01 6 The Fundamental Trends Reshaping Life ... Act By Jay M. Jaffe 26 Milliman Fixed Indexed Annuity Pricing Survey Summary By Daniel Rueschhoff ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jul 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Risk/Return, a Chimera?
    years. This can be observed in Table 1, an example of a gold return. Table 1 Gold Return Global Return ... 1970–1980 1607% 33% 1980–1990 -38% -5% 1990–2000 -27% -3% 2000–2010 339% 16% FEBRUARY 2017 RISKS & REWARDS ...

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    • Authors: Sylvestre Frezal
    • Date: Feb 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Finance & Investments>Investments; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments
  • Palliative Care
    hospitals. At least 20 percent of hospitals in every U.S. state report a palliative care program; while patients ... programs can be broadly cate- gorized as shown in Table 1. Table 1 Categories of Palliative Care Programs Program ...

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    • Authors: Randall Krakauer, Bruce Smith, Diane Meier, Torrie Fields
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought 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
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor A brief look at each article from this edition. By Carlos Fuentes expertise;Entrepreneur ... various sections of the SOA during the 2016 Life & Annuity Symposium. In it, the panelist share their points ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Information Discovery and Knowledge Management: How Ebsco Can Help You Build Your Own Information Pyramid
    George Eknaian, 2014 Life & Annuity Symposium Co-Rep Ryan Stowe, 2014 Life & Annuity Symposium Rep Angelika ... BUILD YOUR OWN INFORMATION PYRAMID By Larry Zhao A s investment professionals, we all know that information ...

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    • Authors: Larry Zhao
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Fundamental Trends Reshaping Life Insurance
    example, Taikang Life has created an innovative annuity that provides retirees with an apartment for life ... PRODUCT MATTERS! Metropolitan Life, the largest U.S. insurer, is pursuing the mass market by offering ...

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    • Authors: Bartlomiej Maciaga, Achim Schwetlick, Alpesh Shah
    • Date: Jul 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • 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
  • Addressing climate change belongs in the insurance companies
    International Policy Dialogue to Action”, By: Golnaraghi, M, S. Surminski, K.U. Schanz. Available at: https://www ... Pledge” following Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. federal government out of the Paris Agreement.

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    • Authors: Maryam Golnaraghi
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; 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>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; 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
  • Getting Strategic About Risk Management: How Business Can Move Forward Through Greater Risk Awareness
    risk. While the new fiduciary rules enacted by the U.S. Department of Labor are widely considered to be ... on the rather more black-and-white numbers in mortality tables, evaluating and assessing these less ...

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    • Authors: Lou DiSerafino
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: 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>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Practice expertise; 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>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
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Compliance; Enterprise Risk Management>Financial management; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Portfolio management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Strategic risks; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments