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  • Most Frequently Asked Questions

    Most Frequently Asked Questions View article from The Actuary August/September 2014 – Volume 11, Issue 4: Most Frequently Asked Questions qualification standards;American Academy of ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries, Mark Freedman
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; General Insurance (Property & Casualty); Public Policy
  • The Actuary Magazine December 2004 - Putting His Best Foot Forward

    The Actuary Magazine December 2004 - Putting His Best Foot Forward An article from The Actuary that highlights Stephen C. Goss, chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, who was ...

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    • Authors: Samuel Phillips
    • Date: Dec 2004
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Reaching Out For Change

    Reaching Out For Change An actuary, Jim Toole, speaks out on racial disparities in infant mortality. N/A; Reaching Out for Change An actuary uses his skills and develops some new ones to put a ...

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    • Authors: Glenda Maki
    • Date: Apr 2008
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Sustainable ERM

    Sustainable ERM The author discusses how sustainable enterprise risk management (SERM) is valuable for insurance companies and how actuaries can contribute to its development. Enterprise risk ...

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    • Authors: Fan Yang
    • Date: Jan 2015
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Economic value; Pensions & Retirement>Risk management
  • The Changing Retirement Business

    The Changing Retirement Business The editorial provides an overview of articles in this issue that explore and illustrate solutions to current retirement challenges. Pension finance;Phased ...

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    • Authors: Alan Cooke
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Defined contribution and 401k plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension finance
  • Bringing Research Front and Center

    Bringing Research Front and Center The SOA is shining a spotlight on its research activities as it migrates into the areas of public policy and other relevant topics. Professional development=PD; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Public Policy
  • SOA President Bradley M. Smith's Speech at Annual Meeting

    SOA President Bradley M. Smith's Speech at Annual Meeting President Smith's speech focuses on the need for actuaries to be better spokepeople and advocates for good sound improvement ...

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    • Authors: Bradley M Smith
    • Date: Dec 2011
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Social Insurance
  • The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2005 - Understanding of Retirement Security

    The Actuary Magazine, April/May 2005 - Understanding of Retirement Security This article is based on a report titled Public Misconceptions About Retirement Security, which is a project of the ...

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    • Authors: Eric Sondergeld
    • Date: Apr 2005
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement
  • Are Actuaries Professionals?

    Are Actuaries Professionals? A point of view article exploring whether actuaries can be considered “true” professionals. Professional development=PD 4294997700 6/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Jay Jaffe
    • Date: Jun 2013
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The True Cost of Coverage

    The True Cost of Coverage This article provides an in-depth discussion of how subsidies are an integral part of affordability for individual health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and, ...

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    • Authors: Gregory Fann
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Payment models