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  • The Actuary Magazine December 2004 - The Strategic Importance of Inter-Company Mortality Studies
    factors have also contributed. One factor is the care and professionalism with which actuaries have performed ... insured mortality and trends than most direct writers. Many direct insurers are in the situation that they ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Dec 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality
  • A Strategic Analysis of the US Life Insurance Industry Part 1 Customers
    and associations. Historically, the industry's primary role has been to provide financial security to ... customers against catastrophic medical or chronic care expenses. However, there is an ongoing shift in ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Apr 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Annuities>Marketing and distribution - Annuities; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance
  • Asset Markets and Macroeconomics
    data/analysis and major financial publications. Our primary sources were Federal Reserve Web sites and publications ... participating in this market. Market participation: Direct ownership of stocks or mutual funds has grown considerably ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Aug 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Demography; Economics; Experience Studies & Data; Finance & Investments
  • Editorial - Actuarial Aspects of the Recent Financial Market Crisis
    points used to define the stop loss thresholds. A direct writer who wants to avoid any volatility in losses ... we would take the rosy picture painted by the direct writer with a grain of salt. Aware that the individual ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Oct 2007
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
  • Editorial: ERM And The Economy
    However, it is also important to consider the primary risks faced by a simple pure–play nonfinancial ... and an operating side. The strategic side is the primary driver of revenue and market share. At its most ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Apr 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk
  • Small Talk Newsletter, June 2005, Issue No. 24
    factors have also con- tributed. One factor is the care and professional- ism with which actuaries have ... insured mortality and trends than most direct writers. Many direct insurers are in the situation that they ...

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    • Authors: Michael Agan, Bradley Leonard, Terry Long, Donald Maves, W Howell Pugh, Edward Robbins, James Thompson, Narayan S Shankar, Craig R Springfield, Edward Hui
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
  • The Strategic Importance of Inter-Company Mortality Studies
    factors have also con- tributed. One factor is the care and professional- ism with which actuaries have ... insured mortality and trends than most direct writers. Many direct insurers are in the situation that they ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality
  • The New Risk Management Professionals
    by the new risk manage- ment professionals. A primary tool used by actuaries for managing risk was conservatism ... They were developed in the context of pricing primary and derivative securities, with variability of ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Nov 2004
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Portfolio management - ERM
  • A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Life Insurance Industry Part II: Products
    industry, with the emergence of HMOs and managed care companies as the dominant players. However, the ... health business, including disability and long–term care insurance. In the following discussion, we focus ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Annuities; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Life Insurance
  • A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Life Insurance Industry Part IV: Life Insurance Company Business Model and Future Prospects
    A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Life Insurance Industry Part IV: Life Insurance Company Business ... mass market its products through less expensive direct channels. If that happens, it is likely that a ...

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    • Authors: Narayan S Shankar
    • Date: Oct 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Annuities; Health & Disability; Life Insurance