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  • Palliative Care

    Palliative Care This article from major US payers describes palliative care as a scaleable means of improving quality and reducing costs during serious and complex illness. Payment models=Health ...

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    • Authors: Randall Krakauer, Bruce Smith, Diane Meier, Torrie Fields
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models
  • Insights from a Dead Salmon

    Insights from a Dead Salmon Actuaries provide special subject matter expertise to question (or validate) the results of data analytics models. Other quants often cannot do this. Bayesian methods; ...

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    • Authors: David Snell, Kevin Jones
    • Date: Dec 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Predictive Analytics
  • Blinded by Predictive Analytics

    Blinded by Predictive Analytics It is about using actuarial judgement to validate the predictive model. Predictive modeling;Model validation;thick data 6442480123 12/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Predictive Analytics
  • 2005 Delphi Study - Reflections 10 Years Later

    2005 Delphi Study - Reflections 10 Years Later Reflections on SOA delphi study released Oct 2005 Futurism 6442465259 12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Steven Easson
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Predictive Analytics
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow Review

    Thinking, Fast and Slow Review Summary of the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman. Behavioral economics 6442463178 7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Tyson Mohr
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics
  • Velocity of Diversification

    Velocity of Diversification This article delves into a new line of statistical thinking of the author, that may be useful for product development actuaries. The key concept is how product design ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Robbins
    • Date: Jun 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Chairperson’s Corner

    Chairperson’s Corner Hear from the chairperson on themes in the February 2018 issue of Product Matters published by the Product Development Section. Product development;Product administration = ...

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    • Authors: Brock Robbins
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • Realizing ERM’s Potential: Driving Strategic Execution and Stock Value Growth

    Realizing ERM’s Potential: Driving Strategic Execution and Stock Value Growth This article provides an overview of the Stock Value Approach (SVA) to ERM as a solution to these common challenges.

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    • Authors: Damon D Levine
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
  • Right Man Walking? Optimizing Early Prisoner Release

    Right Man Walking? Optimizing Early Prisoner Release This article describes a ranking system for early prisoner release. It is intended to describe the framework and strategy needed for ...

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    • Authors: Nickolas Ortner
    • Date: Dec 2010
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Highlights of Sessions at the 2017 SOA Annual Meeting & Exhibit

    Highlights of Sessions at the 2017 SOA Annual Meeting & Exhibit This article contains a summary of some of the Product Development Section presentations given at the 2017 SOA Annual Meeting ...

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    • Authors: John Timmerberg, Donna Christine Megregian, Kurt Guske
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance