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  • To Err is Human, To Estimate is Actuarial
    Actuarial Realizing the impact of medical errors on the U.S. health care system, the Health Section commissioned ... commissioned a research project to measure the annual frequency of medical errors and their total measurable ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: Sep 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
  • Association Group Disability Coverage:Past Lessons for a Profitable Future
    Disability Coverage:Past Lessons for a Profitable Future Past problems with Association Group Disability ... deficiencies, less restrictive underwriting standards, lack of risk diversification Issue No. 38 Premiums;Underwriting; ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel, Raza Zaidi
    • Date: Aug 2000
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Disability insurance
  • New SOA Research Study Evaluates Cost Impact of Drug Therapy for Crohn’s Disease
    Impact of Drug Therapy for Crohn’s Disease This article discusses a study of the impact of the drug infliximab ... for proposals for research on the health cost and utilization effects of a specific prescription drug ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Experience Studies & Data; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care
  • Health Section Issues New IBNR Study
    Study Summary of the health section council’s research project to assess the accuracy of commonly used ... used IBNR estimation methods over a wide range of scenarios. Estimation methods;Health reserves;Stochastic ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel, Cabe Chadick
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Health & Disability>Health care; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Modeling of Economic Series Coordinatedwith Interest Rate Scenarios Project
    Modeling of Economic Series Coordinatedwith Interest Rate Scenarios Project This article describes the proposal ... involving the modeling of economic series. The proposal submitted by the research team of Kevin Ahlgrim ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: Oct 2002
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation
  • SOA Embarks on SeveralPandemic-Related Initiatives
    SOA Embarks on SeveralPandemic-Related Initiatives This article briefly describes ... Initiatives This article briefly describes the pandemic-related initiatives the SOA undertook in 2006. From Health ...

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: May 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care