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  • Deferred Annuities:A Tiger by the Tail

    Deferred Annuities:A Tiger by the Tail There has been a large increase in money being poured into deferred annuities in the past year. Management must decide to spend time understanding and ...

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    • Authors: James Thompson
    • Date: Nov 2003
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Annuities>Fixed annuities
  • Catastrophe Risk Management Options for the Smaller Insurance Company

    Catastrophe Risk Management Options for the Smaller Insurance Company This article discusses how catastrophe risk poses a unique challenge for smaller life insurers. Catastrophic risk;Life ...

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    • Authors: David A Rains, James S Eggert
    • Date: Jun 2009
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance; Reinsurance>Catastrophe reinsurance
  • Global CERA: An International Success Story

    Global CERA: An International Success Story The authors provide background on the Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) designation and detail its success since implementation. Professional ...

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    • Authors: Stephen Eadie, Francis Sabatini
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Help Wanted: Risk Tolerance

    Help Wanted: Risk Tolerance Feature article that discusses the importance of developing a risk tolerance statement. Risk appetite; Risk categories=Risk classes; Risk measurement; Risk metrics; ...

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    • Authors: David Bennett Ingram
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM
  • Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way

    Replacing the Replacement Rate: A Better Way The standard for measuring retirement income adequacy has been the final earnings replacement rate (usually targeted at 70%). But - does it work? ...

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    • Authors: Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: 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: International News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Pension Investing and Corporate Risk Management

    Pension Investing and Corporate Risk Management This article addresses the role of pension risk management in the context of corporate risk management and how pension risk management strategies ...

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    • Date: Jun 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risk Management; The Pension Forum
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Pension investments & asset liability management
  • Long-Term Care Modeling, Part 3: Model Validation

    Long-Term Care Modeling, Part 3: Model Validation In this article, we will describe EY’s five-pillar approach that balances practicality with comprehensiveness, and how this applies to LTC model ...

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    • Authors: Jeremy Levitt, Lo Linda Chow, Yuan Yuan, Laura Knab
    • Date: Nov 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance
  • Developing a Robust Risk Appetite Statement

    Developing a Robust Risk Appetite Statement In this article, we provide practical guidance for understanding how to develop and apply an effective risk appetite statement. Enterprise risk ...

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    • Authors: Jim Toole, Matthew Stahl
    • Date: Jan 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM
  • Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling

    Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling This article is based on a tongue-in-cheek blog posted on Corality’s website in April. We will look at an edited ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • ERM: As A Competitive Advantage: Moving Beyond PBA To Add Value

    ERM: As A Competitive Advantage: Moving Beyond PBA To Add Value The articles discusses how Principles-based approaches PBA to setting reserves and capital can be combined with Enterprise Risk ...

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    • Authors: Max Rudolph
    • Date: Apr 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Finance & Investments>Economic capital