Description: Editors introduction to a special print edition of Innovators & Entrepreneurs.

Description: Article discusses the following: Need for wholesalers in our industry What is a wholesaler in our industry What are some of the wholesaler models

Description: Innovation has become a fashionable concept, but what does it really mean? Are the concepts of innovation and invention synonyms? Is innovation a good thing? If so, why so many oppose it? If we want to become innovators, what considerations should be kept in mind? Are there examples of innovative thought in the actuarial field? If so, can you think of some of them? If you want answers to these questions please read Jay Jaffe’s article, Becoming a More Effective Innovator. Innovation is a big idea in the business education, so much so that many MBA programs are including courses on the subject, so much so that, as we know, our Section is called Entrepreneurial & Innovation.

Description: A short summary of upcoming meeting sessions, webcasts, research, and other happenings from the marketing and distribution section.

Description: Conversation with a Past-President of the SOA.

Description: Read the October 2017 issued of Innovators & Entrepreneurs published by the Entrepreneurial And Innovation Section.

Description: The article is a aggregations of perspectives on whether an FSA should also pursue their MBA.

Description: One of the first observations I made at my new job was that while the setting and characters were different, much of the story line was very similar.