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  • From the Chair
    From the Chair The Chairperson addresses the readers. Taxes;Universal Life;Life Insurance;Product Administration 6442483919 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Housseine Essaheb
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Universal life
  • SOA Section Research
    SOA Section Research This article describes how actuaries can get involved in section research including participation on a Project Oversight Group (POG). interpersonal skills;mortality risk; ...

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    • Authors: James Filmore
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Asset Modeling Challenges for VM-20 Projections
    Asset Modeling Challenges for VM-20 Projections This article describes methods for addressing technical challenges related to modeling asset cash flows for PBR reserve projections. asset ...

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    • Authors: Benjamin Slutsker, Reanna Nicholsen, Jason Kehrberg
    • Date: Mar 2018
    • Competency: 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: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling
  • Guideline Premium Forceouts
    Guideline Premium Forceouts This article describes the potential effects of a Guideline Premium Forceout on the policy values and administration of Universal Life policies. Universal Life;Product ...

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    • Authors: Lawrence Hersh
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Universal life
  • Leveraging X-factor Testing Techniques in Developing Mortality Assumptions for VM-20
    Leveraging X-factor Testing Techniques in Developing Mortality Assumptions for VM-20 VM-20 requires prudent estimate assumptions that are based upon a combination of company experience, industry ...

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    • Authors: Ying Zhao, Jeffrey Lortie
    • Date: Mar 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • From the Chair
    From the Chair The Chairperson addresses the readers. Life Insurance 6442480742 2/1/2018 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Housseine Essaheb
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Universal life
  • Mortality Improvement: The Ultimate Onion
    Mortality Improvement: The Ultimate Onion Identifies current trends and considerations when setting the mortality improvement assumption for individual life insurance in the US. Life reinsurance; ...

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    • Authors: Jay Biehl, Edward Hui
    • Date: Nov 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Demography>Population data; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Predictive Analytics; Reinsurance>Life reinsurance; Reinsurance>General reinsurance
  • Relevant Industry Mortality Experience and Guaranteed Issue Mortality
    Relevant Industry Mortality Experience and Guaranteed Issue Mortality Development of relevant industry mortality experience for different market segments. Details about the 2017 CSGI Mortality ...

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    • Authors: Mark Birdsall
    • Date: Dec 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Why IUL Income Streams Need to be Managed - Part 1
    Why IUL Income Streams Need to be Managed - Part 1 The article (Part 1) describes the potential problems when policyholders take income streams from IUL, demonstrated by historical data.

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski, John McSwaney
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Policyholder behavior - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Universal life
  • Proactively Managing Life Insurance Risks
    Proactively Managing Life Insurance Risks The article explores the possibility of using the emerging technology for life insurers to build a monitor system for better risk and profitability ...

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    • Authors: Feng Sun, Amy Tran
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; 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; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance; Predictive Analytics