Description: Lessons learned by an actuary who makes a move to the dark side, sales and marketing, and becomes successful.

Description: February 2016 issue of Product Matters!

Description: This article is a review of the book by Joshua Foer. It covers the history of memory techniques, the way a human brain organizes memory, and various problems and successes in memory recall. The author starts by interviewing memory savants, and learns from them that the ability to perform seemingly impossible memory tricks is simply a matter of studying and practicing proven techniques used for millennia. This review suggests that actuaries can benefit greatly from some of these techniques despite the availability of electronic hand-held devices to recall facts because the person who does not need to rely upon such devices can have a huge perceptual advantage in executive presentations.

Description: We look in this article at the challenges which life insurance companies operating in a low interest environment have to face.

Description: Effectiveness in Administrating Individual Life Insurance Policies

Description: We discuss the challenges of Excel usage in companies, and what needs to be considered in order to develop robust modeling governance.

Description: This 2001 article warns against the risks of investing in an IPO, particularly in light of recent history.