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  • T3: TAXING TIMES Tidbits

    The Tidbit discuss a Revenue Ruling IRS issued to update its position on sales of Life Insurance Contracts ...

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    • Authors: Mayowa Dauda, Mark Smith
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Life Insurance
  • The Relation Between COVID-19 and Depression

    The Relation Between COVID-19 and Depression The numerous restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have certainly affected everyone and those measures may have consequences for our ...

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    • Date: Jul 2022
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Too Busy to Not Have Governance in Place

    Too Busy to Not Have Governance in Place A brief discussion on the importance of governance and documentation being in place. The article provides some resources to assist in the development, and ...

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    • Authors: Scott Haglund
    • Date: Dec 2022
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • Critical Illness Benefits and Triggers: An Introduction

    Critical Illness Benefits and Triggers: An Introduction An overview of key considerations for benefit triggers in critical illness products By Ashlee Borcan, Grigori Lev and Stephen Rook Small ...

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    • Authors: Ashlee Borcan, Stephen Rook
    • Date: Dec 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Health & Disability
  • Risk Evaluation in the Final Stages of the Pandemic

    Risk Evaluation in the Final Stages of the Pandemic The direct and indirect effects of the pandemic have impacted many actuaries’ work since the spring of 2020. This article addresses three ...

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    • Authors: David Brentlinger
    • Date: Jul 2022
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Capital management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Value at risk - Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • In-Person Meetings Make an ImpACT: Highlights from the 2023 SOA ImpACT Conference

    In-Person Meetings Make an ImpACT: Highlights from the 2023 SOA ImpACT Conference The authors reflect on the 2023 SOA ImpACT Conference. They share some of the networking opportunities, and give ...

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    • Authors: Michelle Grusenmeyer, Alixandra Balestra
    • Date: Dec 2023
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • PBR Considerations and Benefits for Smaller Insurance Companies

    After years of discussion and debate, PrinciplesBased Reserving (PBR) is finally a reality. Small insurance companies have a unique opportunity to decide between electing for the company-wide ...

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    • Authors: Alixandra Balestra, Calvin Y K Yeung, Jeffery Stroller
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • ACLI Update

    Update on federal tax legislative and regulatory developments relevant to life insurers and their products.

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    • Authors: Mandana Parsazad, Regina Y Rose, Ryan Derry
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy
  • End of an Era

    End of an Era Describing my experience of serving on a section council. Reflecting on some of my successes and my frustrations. By Jonathan Pollio Small Talk, September 2021 My time on the ...

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    • Authors: Jonathan M Pollio
    • Date: Aug 2021
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Several Reasons Excel Should Not Be Your Production-Level Actuarial System

    Several Reasons Excel Should Not Be Your Production-Level Actuarial System Small insurance companies sometimes feel constrained to use Excel instead of a commercial actuarial system due to cost ...

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    • Authors: Stephan Mathys
    • Date: Mar 2021
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software