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  • Upcoming Changes in Actuarial Standards of Practice

    Upcoming Changes in Actuarial Standards of Practice Review of 2018 changes to retirement-related actuarial standards of practice in the US and Canada. Actuarial Standards Board=ASB;Actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Julie Curtis
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Retirement Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Private sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans
  • Data Quality

    Data Quality In this article, the author comments about an exposure draft of a proposed revision of Actuarial Standard of Practice 23 dealing with data quality. Audits;Financial reporting;Data ...

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    • Authors: Kenneth W Hartwell
    • Date: Aug 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Experience Studies & Data
  • The Use of Reliance in Actuarial Opinions

    The Use of Reliance in Actuarial Opinions The Use of Reliance in Actuarial Opinions by Frank S. Irish from The Financial Reporter, December 2002, Issue No. 51. Life reinsurance; 9130 12/1/2002 12 ...

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    • Authors: Frank S Irish
    • Date: Dec 2002
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • Living with Sarbanes-Oxley

    Living with Sarbanes-Oxley A review of a webcast on Sarbanes-Oxley including a brief update on Sarbanes requirements, including some practical aspects of the Sarbanes “life cycle,” including ...

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    • Authors: Darryl Wagner
    • Date: Sep 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Public Policy
  • Implementation Issues Arising from SOP 05-1

    Implementation Issues Arising from SOP 05-1 In September 2005, the AICPA issued SOP 05-1, Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or ...

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    • Authors: Patricia Matson, ANDY FERRIS
    • Date: Sep 2006
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • ASOP 6 and Medicare Payments Projection

    ASOP 6 and Medicare Payments Projection This article reviews the new standard of practice, ASOP 6, and its impact on the actuarial assumptions that actuaries use for valuations of retiree group ...

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    • Authors: Charles Edwards
    • Date: Jun 2003
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Pensions & Retirement>Retiree medical
  • A View from the SOA's Staff Fellow for Retirement

    A View from the SOA's Staff Fellow for Retirement This article provides a summary of the Actuarial Standards Board work and hearing evaluating whether a new ASOP is needed for public ...

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    • Authors: Andrew Peterson
    • Date: Sep 2015
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: Pension Section News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans
  • The Actuary December 2013/January 2014

    The Actuary December 2013/January 2014 The December 2013/January 2014 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication. Actuarial publication;actuary;The Actuary ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Section 6, Section 8, ASOP 7, and ACG4

    Section 6, Section 8, ASOP 7, and ACG4 This article provides a quick guide to the applicability of ASOP 7, ASOP 22 and ACG4. Cash flow testing; 11153 6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Godfrey Perrott
    • Date: Jun 2002
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • One Right Answer: A Challenge for Actuaries

    One Right Answer: A Challenge for Actuaries A reflection on the need/desire for one right answer when there isn't one Accounting standards; 9184 5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Carol A Marler
    • Date: May 2004
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]