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  • Heroes of Noble Purpose

    Heroes of Noble Purpose Author's 4 personal heroes inspiration for readers to identify their own noble purpose, & create a 5-year plan for personal growth (Competency Framework).

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    • Authors: Richard Junker
    • Date: Nov 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Financial Reporting Research Scorecard

    Financial Reporting Research Scorecard This research scorecard will keep section members informed about research projects sponsored or co-sponsored by the Financial Reporting Section. Fair value ...

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    • Authors: Samuel Keller
    • Date: Jan 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance
  • Hitting the Target: Improvements to U.S. GAAP for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts

    Hitting the Target: Improvements to U.S. GAAP for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts After a summary of FASB decisions in their GAAP Targeted Improvements project, this article describes several ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]
  • Embrace the Future - But Beware the Smug

    Embrace the Future - But Beware the Smug Introduction to the topics of the issue; and anecdote regarding the value classical versus newer techniques. Bayesian methods;Generalized linear model; ...

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    • Authors: David Snell
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
  • What I’ve Learned from the Good Judgment Project

    What I’ve Learned from the Good Judgment Project The author, Mary Pat Campbell, participated in the 4th season of the Good Judgment Project, a prediction tournament. She explains the basic metric ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow Review

    Thinking, Fast and Slow Review Summary of the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman. Behavioral economics 6442463178 7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Tyson Mohr
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics
  • Navigating New Horizons…Dawn E. Helwig, FSA, MAAA

    Navigating New Horizons…Dawn E. Helwig, FSA, MAAA An interview with Dawn Helwig on developments in the Long Term Care market. Assumptions;Funding policy;Home health care;Lapse rates=Lapses;Life ...

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    • Authors: Mary Kindel Van der Heijde
    • Date: May 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care
  • Velocity of Diversification

    Velocity of Diversification This article delves into a new line of statistical thinking of the author, that may be useful for product development actuaries. The key concept is how product design ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Robbins
    • Date: Jun 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Individual annuities; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Retirement Adequacy in the United States: Should We be Concerned?

    Retirement Adequacy in the United States: Should We be Concerned? An interview providing two retirement actuaries’ perspectives on a report that analyzes many different studies on retirement ...

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    • Authors: Deborah Tully, Julie Curtis
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Retirement Section News
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks; Public Policy
  • Results of the 2012 SOA Life Reinsurance Survey

    Results of the 2012 SOA Life Reinsurance Survey The final results of the 2012 Society of Actuaries (SOA) Life Reinsurance Survey are now available. The survey captures individual and group life ...

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    • Authors: David Bruggeman
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Reinsurance>Life reinsurance