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The Glass is Half Full!
The Glass is Half Full! Letter from the Chair of the Product Development Council. Challenging times bring opportunities. Today's low interest environment is a rallying cry for our industry ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Oct 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
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Why Keep Up with Technology?
Why Keep Up with Technology? The author urges you to keep informed of new developments in technology to discover the power in the new tools that are being made available everyday. Why? Here are ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Apr 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Chairperson's Corner - Hats Off to Our Volunteers
Chairperson's Corner - Hats Off to Our Volunteers The success of SOA events hinges on the contributions of its volunteers. This article outlines a few of the significant contributions of ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Jun 2013
- Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage; Relationship Management>Team leadership
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations
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The Next Big Thing …
The Next Big Thing … This article is about coming up with the next big idea the author encourages challenging the status quo and believes actuaries are uniquely equipped to view today's risks ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Jul 2009
- Competency: Leadership>Change management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Chairpersons Corner
Chairpersons Corner The Chairperson’s Corner focuses on how our section has evolved in communicating to its membership. Providing timely and pertinent research information is key, and we’re ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Feb 2013
- Competency: Communication>Written communication
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations
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Like Death and Taxes—Meetings!
Like Death and Taxes—Meetings! The author encourages planning ahead, setting the stage, facilitating effectively and time management as steps in creating meetings that are extremely valuable and ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Jul 2008
- Competency: Communication>Oral communication
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Then and Now
Then and Now The author uses a reprint of an article from the very first edition of the “News from the Individual Life Insurance and Annuity Product Development Section” and assistance from the ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Oct 2013
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
- Publication Name: Taxing Times
- Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance; Public Policy
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Delphi Study In Real Time
Delphi Study In Real Time The Delphi method was applied to several questions regarding trends in product development. The audience participated in the Delphi survey to predict how economic and ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Dec 2013
- Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Annuities>Marketing and distribution - Annuities; Annuities>Product development - Annuities
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Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned the Easy Way
Ten Things I Wish I Had Learned the Easy Way The author shares her thoughts on what she has learned from the ‘school of hard knocks', the best teacher of management skills. N/A; 11456 ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Oct 2009
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Taking Your Actuarial Student Program To Another Level Through Mentoring
Taking Your Actuarial Student Program To Another Level Through Mentoring Feature article describing how mentoring can be an effective means of providing management education. Leverage; 11496 ...- Authors: Paula Hodges
- Date: Feb 2011
- Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone