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  • Investment Strategy Development for a Life Insurance Company

    Investment Strategy Development for a Life Insurance Company In this article the author notes that investment strategy development is fundamentally a communications exercise between the ...

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    • Authors: David Ingram
    • Date: Feb 2001
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments
  • My Experience With a Shady IPO

    My Experience With a Shady IPO This 2001 article warns against the risks of investing in an IPO, particularly in light of recent history. Capital markets=Stock market; 10942 2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Nino A Boezio
    • Date: Feb 2001
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Economics>Financial markets
  • Your Career—It’s Up to You

    Your Career—It’s Up to You The author shares personal experiences, thereby providing guidelines for shaping ones' career. Risk appetite; 11331 1/1/2005 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: K H Rendek
    • Date: Jan 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Make the Most Effective Use of Recruiters

    Make the Most Effective Use of Recruiters This article provides tips for how you can make the most effective use of recruiters in a job search. N/A; 11347 10/1/2005 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Oct 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Quit Paying for Business Education!

    Quit Paying for Business Education! A review of business schools’ online offerings. N/A; 11415 10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Passing the Torch Series: An Interview with Mark Freedman

    Passing the Torch Series: An Interview with Mark Freedman Cassie He and Linda Liu, two actuarial students, invite Mark Freedman, the President-Elect of SOA to share with us his experience as an ...

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    • Authors: Mark Freedman
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Excel as an IT System

    Excel as an IT System I was planning on writing this article about six months ago, and never got around to it. Then, I read an article recently published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Chairperson’s Corner

    Chairperson’s Corner Hopefully as a Marketing and Distribution (MaD) member you were able to attend one of our section-sponsored sessions last year in which the research we supported on the U.S.
    • Authors: Adam Vanevenhoven
    • Date: May 2014
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Global Perspectives>Global markets
  • Navigating New Horizons …An Interview with Jeffrey D. Miller

    Navigating New Horizons …An Interview with Jeffrey D. Miller An actuary's 30-year career, from working for several major consulting firms, to leading his own firm, to becoming a ...

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    • Authors: Sarah Lawrence
    • Date: May 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Recommended Readings

    Recommended Readings This column lists articles and other forms of media The Actuary’s contributing editors feel will be of interest to their fellow actuaries. Business intelligence 4294991792 8/ ...

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    • Authors: David Ingram
    • Date: Aug 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development