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  • The Actuarial Ethicist: Jam Sandwich

    The Actuarial Ethicist: Jam Sandwich A short article on a hypothetical workplace dilemma that deals with a possibly unreliable subordinate. N/A; 32369 5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley, Frank Grossman
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 24: The Changing Winds of Desire

    Latest installment in a series covering the application of Buddhist principles to the working world of actuaries. This installment specifically addresses how the desires and wishes of actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Jun 2025
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Diversity and the SOA

    Diversity and the SOA The article describes my career in Diversity, starting at the workplace, and continuing during my current service on the Board. Readers should get ideas as to how they too ...

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    • Authors: John Robinson
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “False Pretenses”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “False Pretenses” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision.

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jan 2024
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance

    Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance A review of Mihir Desai's book The Wisdom of Finance, and why actuaries specifically should read this book. 6442483892 7/1/2018 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jul 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
  • Maintaining Your Sanity and Your Actuarial Credentials Under Pressure to Compromise

    Maintaining Your Sanity and Your Actuarial Credentials Under Pressure to Compromise This article is about not compromising your principles when pressured to do so from internal or external ...

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    • Authors: Joel Kabala
    • Date: Apr 2006
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
  • The Actuarial Ethicist: A Stochastic Cherry Orchard

    The Actuarial Ethicist: A Stochastic Cherry Orchard A hypothetical workplace dilemma in which readers are invited to submit their comments and suggested solutions. Universal life; 11471 7/1/2010 ...

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    • Authors: Frank Grossman
    • Date: Jul 2010
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
  • What Would You Do? Bad Grooming

    What Would You Do? Bad Grooming A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jul 2019
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Actuarial Ethicist: DAC Expectations

    The Actuarial Ethicist: DAC Expectations An article on a hypothetical workplace dilemma involving the updating of assumptions which resulted in a change in EGPs and DAC amortization. Assumptions; ...

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    • Authors: Frank Grossman
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes?”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes?” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2014
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice