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  • If at First You Don't Succeed - Try, Try Again

    If at First You Don't Succeed - Try, Try Again This article is about lessons that can be learned from failing, and how failure can be turned into success. N/A; If At First You Don't ...

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    • Authors: Sam Phillips
    • Date: Aug 2006
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies
  • Delphi Study 2000 - Predictions for 2010 and 2050

    Delphi Study 2000 - Predictions for 2010 and 2050 Futurism section members participated in this Delphi study, which had multiple choice questions on a range of life, health, economic and ...

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
  • New Research Study Measurement of Health Care Quality and Efficiency: Resources for Health Care Professionals

    New Research Study Measurement of Health Care Quality and Efficiency: Resources for Health Care Professionals Review of a research project, co-sponsored by the SOA, which examined 83 ...

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    • Authors: Sara Teppema
    • Date: Sep 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care quality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence
  • Palliative Care

    Palliative Care This article from major US payers describes palliative care as a scaleable means of improving quality and reducing costs during serious and complex illness. Payment models=Health ...

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    • Authors: Randall Krakauer, Bruce Smith, Diane Meier, Torrie Fields
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Health & Disability>Chronic health management - Health & Disability; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models
  • Genomic Testing: Cost-Saving or Cost-Inflating for Payers?

    Genomic Testing: Cost-Saving or Cost-Inflating for Payers? As private payers ponders the early adoption of genomic testing to guide treatment pathways, can personalized approaches to care prove ...

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    • Authors: Didier Serre
    • Date: Feb 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Rate Increase Approaches Impact LTC Policyholder Behavior

    Rate Increase Approaches Impact LTC Policyholder Behavior Approaches to filing, approving and implementing LTC rate increases impact policyholder behavior regarding retaining/modifying their ...

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    • Authors: Raymond Nelson
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Policyholder behavior - General Insurance; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance
  • Free Tacos!

    Free Tacos! Compares how other industries (in this case, Fast Food) researches and tests new products. Provides examples of how the insurance industry can efficiently research and test new ...

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    • Authors: Steven Rueschhoff
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Product development - Annuities; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance