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  • Recent Developments in the Annuity World

    Recent Developments in the Annuity World This article discusses a variety of new developments in the annuity market. Discount rates=Interest rates;Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits=GMAB; ...

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    • Authors: Timothy Pfeifer
    • Date: Jul 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Equity-indexed annuities; Annuities>Fixed annuities; Annuities>Payout annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities
  • Lapse Experience Under Lapse-Supported Products

    Lapse Experience Under Lapse-Supported Products Provides a review of the available lapse experience for lapse-supported Life and Long-Term Care products. Lapse rates=Lapses;Life ...

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    • Authors: Dominique Lebel
    • Date: Dec 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Life Insurance>Secondary guarantees; Long-term Care
  • How Ready Are You for the Critical Illness Challenge?

    How Ready Are You for the Critical Illness Challenge? How Ready Are You for the Critical Illness Challenge? by Johan Lotter from Product Development News, August 2000, Issue No. 50. Critical ...

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    • Authors: Johan Lotter
    • Date: Aug 2000
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance
  • Challenges and Opportunities of Longer Life

    Challenges and Opportunities of Longer Life Discussion of January 2008 'Living to 100 and Beyond' Symposia co-sponsored by the Society of Actuaries. Mortality modeling;Product ...

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    • Authors: Timothy Harris, Anna M Rappaport, Steven Siegel, Ronora Stryker
    • Date: Jun 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity
  • What’s Hot in the United States and Canada?

    What’s Hot in the United States and Canada? Product concepts that are born in one country often find their way to the other. This article discusses which products are the hot products in the ...

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    • Authors: Karen Terry
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities; Life Insurance
  • Spring Meeting Preview: Denver, May 2009

    Spring Meeting Preview: Denver, May 2009 A preview on the Spring Society of Actuaries meetings in May of 2009. Marketing and distribution;Product development; 10549 2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Thomas A Phillips
    • Date: Feb 2009
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Helping To Take The “Ill” Out Of Illustration Certifications—Using The Update To The Illustration Practice Notes

    Helping To Take The “Ill” Out Of Illustration Certifications—Using The Update To The Illustration Practice Notes A high-level overview of the recent release of the update to the illustration ...

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    • Authors: Donna Christine Megregian
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Life Insurance; Public Policy
  • Conditional Stochastic Pricing

    Conditional Stochastic Pricing Describes the methodology of conditional stochastic pricing. Stochastic models; 10572 2/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Feng Sun
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Market-Consistent Pricing as the Market Sort of Normalizes: Separating the permanent from the temporary grayness, Part 1 of 2

    Market-Consistent Pricing as the Market Sort of Normalizes: Separating the permanent from the temporary grayness, Part 1 of 2 Discusses the influence of market-consistent pricing proponents.

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    • Authors: Mitchell Katcher, Eric Clapprood
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance
  • Chairperson’s Corner: Election Time

    Chairperson’s Corner: Election Time Chairperson’s column likening product development to campaigning. Annuities;Life insurance; 32337 10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: John Currier
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Annuities; Life Insurance