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From the Editors
From the Editors “Entrepreneurship and Innovation are the themes of our section. Can we map them?” The articles in this issue answer that question and more. By Stephen James and Carlos Fuentes ...- Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes, Stephen James
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
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2013 SOA Annual Meeting – San Diego
2013 SOA Annual Meeting – San Diego EAS Highlights and SessionsThe Entrepreneurial Actuaries Section (EAS) was well-represented at the Oct. 2013 SOA Annual Meeting in San Diego with two sponsored ...- Authors: Nickolas Ortner
- Date: Nov 2013
- Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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From The Editors
From The Editors A brief introduction to the editorial content of the May 2014 issue of Independent Consultant.By Stephen James Entrepreneurism=entrepreneurs By Carlos Fuentes and Stephen James ...- Authors: Stephen James
- Date: May 2014
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
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The Need for Self-Awareness and Self-Improvement
The Need for Self-Awareness and Self-Improvement Are you self aware? You’ve likely met at least one person who lacks self awareness—people who bully others, resist suggestions with stubbornness.- Authors: Bill Maw
- Date: Aug 2015
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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From the Editors
From the Editors The professional life of many actuaries revolves around pricing products, estimating liabilities, developing projections, etc. But this is the tip of the iceberg. By Stephen ...- Date: Feb 2015
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
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Lessons Learned from My Double Life
Lessons Learned from My Double Life By day, I am a mild mannered in house health insurance attorney sifting through endless contracts, reams of state and federal regulation, corporate governance ...- Date: Feb 2015
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
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Academia Meets Business―Case Study of a Startup Just Starting
Academia Meets Business―Case Study of a Startup Just Starting Read about the causes that led to the formation of a startup and how it intends to accomplish it's goals. By Thomas L. Totten ...- Authors: Thomas Totten
- Date: Nov 2015
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Nudge
Nudge Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness by Thaler and Sunstein FSA exam;human reasoning;amusing examples;judgement errors;decision making Nudge: Improving ...- Authors: Mark Spong
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur
An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur An interview with Patrick McGinnis, author of The 10% Entrepreneur. Readers will glean some of McGinnis’ insights and understand how they can apply ...- Authors: Stephen J Camilli
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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From the Editors
From the Editors “Academic Actuaries” is a new column that has been added to the Independent Consultant lineup. Read about it and all the other content in this issue. By Stephen James and Carlos ...- Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes, Stephen James
- Date: Feb 2016
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers