Description: Remarks on the pricing of joint LTC policies illustrate the need for an actuary's responsibility to the law, and to best practices, to take precendence over serving sales, marketing and underwriting objectives.

Description: A summary of polling that took place over the last couple years at SOA events regarding participants roles with respect to in-force management activities.

Description: A discussion of the concept of a best practice

Description: The author suggests now is the time to embrace the power of social networking and further you personal brand. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: Two of the greatest challenges a leader faces are knowing how to build a high-performance team to achieve superior results and then instituting the mechanisms necessary to actually create that team. "Managing with Metrics" is one of several key areas that a manager must focus on. In addition, "Managing with Metrics" applies equally to the team as a whole, as well as its individual members

Description: Third installment in a series of articles applying Buddhist principles to the challenges that actuaries face in applying their craft. The themes are adapted from the book "Awake at Work", by Michael Carroll. This particular installment covers the concept of "li" to the compliance aspects of an actuary's work, moving beyond minimum or literal compliance to a work product that provides multiple uses and meets a much higher standard

Description: A business leader and researcher describe the importance of effective leaders revealing their failures as well as successes.

Description: Discusses the processes of setting effective objective and development plans

Description: How including the intent and rationale of the tax law in system specifications can lead to better software system designs.

Description: The SOA president discusses how communication skills are of paramount importance to actuaries’ success.