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  • What Is the Unified Valuation System UVS and What Are its Origins?

    What Is the Unified Valuation System UVS and What Are its Origins? A discussion of an alternative valuation methodology which addresses many of the shortcomings of the current valuation system ...

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    • Authors: Donna C Novak
    • Date: Apr 2000
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Life Insurance
  • The Bottom Line on BehavioralHealth Care Costs

    The Bottom Line on BehavioralHealth Care Costs This article reviews the cost of behavioral health care and looks at how the involvement of Primary Care Physicians leads to a less efficient and ...

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    • Authors: Stephen P Melek
    • Date: Mar 2005
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • The Formulary Decision Process:What Are They Doing in There and Can Actuaries Help?

    The Formulary Decision Process:What Are They Doing in There and Can Actuaries Help? This article looks at pharmacy benefit management and the use of data, reviews standard pharmacoeconomic ...

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    • Authors: Jonathan L Shreve, Jill Van Den Bos, John Watkins, Kristin Reed
    • Date: Mar 2005
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • SOA Releases New Long-Term Health Care Cost Trends Resource Model

    SOA Releases New Long-Term Health Care Cost Trends Resource Model SOA’s Pension and Health Sections recently released a new resource model for projecting health care trends through the year 2099.

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel
    • Date: May 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care
  • Risk Management, August 2018

    Risk Management, August 2018 Read the August 2018 issue of Risk Management published by the Joint Risk Management Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
  • An Executive Roundtable on the State of Predictive Analytics in U.S. Health Care

    An Executive Roundtable on the State of Predictive Analytics in U.S. Health Care Many executives are talking about predictive analytics uses in health insurance. Analytics and informatics ...

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    • Authors: Marilyn Medved McGaffin
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Risk Management March 2018

    Risk Management March 2018 Read the French language version of the March 2018 issue of Risk Management published by the Joint Risk Management Section. Newsletters provide practical information ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Mar 2018
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
  • Lessons Learned from Legacy Blocks

    Lessons Learned from Legacy Blocks The author explores reasons why blocks of business may become legacy blocks and discusses ways to decrease the likelihood of legacy blocks in the future.

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    • Authors: Ronald Klein
    • Date: Aug 2013
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance
  • The Missing 1 Percent

    The Missing 1 Percent A discussion of insurance claims processing and payment systems, and how to achieve the minimum possible number of errors. Audits;Claims processing;Claims review;Data ...

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    • Authors: Jim Del Vecchio
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health information technology; Health & Disability>Electronic medical record
  • Survey of FAS 87 Assumptions

    Survey of FAS 87 Assumptions Results and discussion of a survey of FAS 87 Assumptions employed for non- USA defined benefit plans as of 12/31/1996 Assumptions;Capital markets=Stock market;Defined ...

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    • Authors: FRANCIS ROGER ATKINS
    • Date: Jun 1998
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Economics>Macroeconomics; Global Perspectives; Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Pension accounting