Description: Newsletter for the Technology Section

Description: This is the January 2011 issue of the Technology Section newsletter, CompAct.

Description: This is the full version of the Expanding Horizons newsletter, published December 1998, Issue No. 7.

Description: This is the full version of Expanding Horizons, July 1998, Issue No. 18.

Description: This article summarizes the 42nd Actuarial Research Conference. From Expanding Horizons, September 2007, Issue No. 37.

Description: This session brought together two experts on Social Security, Dr. Thomas Saving of Texas A&M University and former Public Trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Programs, and Stephen Goss, ASA, MAAA, Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration. Panelists discuss Social Security. From Expanding Horizons, January 2006.

Description: An article from the Expanding Horizons newsletter, issue 26, published in April 2003 that previews the Spring Meeting E&R sessions.

Description: An article in the Expanding Horizons newsletter, Issue 26, published in April 2003 that discusses the Annual Prize to the author or authors writing the best paper to appear in the North American Actuarial Journal, the leading scientific publication of the Society. It announces the winners of the award, Mary R. Hardy for A Regime–Switching Model of Long-Term Stock Returns,and Phelim P. Boyle, Adam W. Kolkiewicz and Ken Seng Tan, for Valuation of the Reset Options Embedded in Some Equity–Linked Insurance Products.

Description: An announcement in the Expanding Horizons newsletter, Issue 26, published April 2003 that announces future actuarial research conferences.

Description: Many risk management decisions involve the timing of implementing risk strategies. The cost of hedging, capital raising and securitization changes with the economic environment. The timing of de-risking and investment in new risk management functions affect the cost and benefit of these projects as well. Like investment timing, it is important to consider the timing in risk management decisions to maximize the gain of risk management projects. This paper discusses methods of determining the appropriate timing of implementing a risk management strategy or investing in risk management projects. It explains the human biases that may lead to inferior timing decisions. It also covers the costs and benefits of risk management projects and the impact of new information on the decision-making process. Timing considerations for financial risk hedging, insurance risk hedging and investment in new risk management projects are explained. Factors used for timing decisions include economic conditions, market volatility, credit rating, borrowing cost, capital adequacy and financial resources.