Announcement: SOA releases passing candidate numbers for April 2024 Exam PA.

Refine your search
1 - 8 of 8 results (0.39 seconds)
Sort By:
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Gaining Definition and Clarity Through Technology
    Consider that during the credit crunch of 2008, the S&P 500 companies that sponsored DB plans saw their ... variables, such as changes in interest rates, mortality rates and inflation, can also be evaluated for ...

    View Description

    • Authors: David Cantor
    • Date: Sep 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • A Review of Root Cause in Insurer Insolvencies and Impairments
    Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the historical number of U.S. and Canadian insurer insolvencies by year and by ... compensation; P&C commercial liability; Life & Annuity, Health, including long- term care (LTC); and Health ...

    View Description

    • Authors: David Heppen, Veronika Cooper
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; 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>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • 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
  • The Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) Moves Forward
    addressing shocks to (for life companies): - Mortality - Morbidity - Longevity - Lapse - Expense ... non-life companies and six geographic regions (Europe, U.S./Canada, emerging markets) for diver- sification ...

    View Description

    • Authors: R Thomas Herget
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; 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; Finance & Investments>Capital management - Finance & Investments
  • 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
  • Defining Best-In-Market Health Opportunities
    Marketing Moderator: DALE H. YAMAMOTO Panelists: MINDY S. KAIREYt Recorder: DALE H. YAMAMOTO Summary: Health ... it all in the past, so, bear with us. Ms. Mindy S. Kairey: We're going to spend a little bit more than ...

    View Description

    • Authors: Dale Yamamoto, Mindy S Kairey
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: 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; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • 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.

    View Description

    • 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 ...

    View Description

    • 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