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  • My Expectations of Appointed Actuaries for Smaller Life Insurance Companies

    My Expectations of Appointed Actuaries for Smaller Life Insurance Companies Written from a regulatory perspective, the article covers the purpose of regulation and some regulatory expectations.

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    • Date: Sep 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting
  • Structured Creativity: Six SigmaQuality and Product Development

    Structured Creativity: Six SigmaQuality and Product Development Product development is variously described as a science, an art, or a philosophy. Six Sigma suffers from the same ambiguity—it is a ...

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    • Authors: Eva Goldstein
    • Date: Jan 2002
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Failing Forward: How Silicon Valley Works Better

    Failing Forward: How Silicon Valley Works Better Overview of a recent visit to silicon valley and how the learnings from this trip can be applied in an insurance setting. 4294995505 2/1/2013 12: ...

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    • Authors: Lance H Poole
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Actuarial Values

    Actuarial Values Chairperson's Corner discussing actuarial principles and what we as actuaries value in our work. ;; Social insurance 4294995270 1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Steven Schoonveld
    • Date: Jan 2013
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: In The Public Interest
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Talk with a Risk Management Guru: Mike Smith, CRO of ING U.S. Insurance Solutions

    Talk with a Risk Management Guru: Mike Smith, CRO of ING U.S. Insurance Solutions Interview with Mike Smith, chief risk officer of ING U.S. Insurance Solutions unit. Career planning;Life ...

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    • Authors: Joshua Rundle, WINNIE P CHAN
    • Date: Apr 2014
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance
  • System Peer Review

    System Peer Review This article covers the importance of a system peer review within the systems change control process and offers suggestions for creating more robust controls. Model Validation; ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Summaries of Two Reinsurance Section Annual Meeting Sessions

    Summaries of Two Reinsurance Section Annual Meeting Sessions The article summarizes two of the highest rated sessions sponsored by the Reinsurance Section during the 2013 SOA Annual Meeting in ...

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    • Authors: Paul Myers
    • Date: Mar 2014
    • Competency: Professional Values; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Life Insurance>Underwriting - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Claims - Life Insurance
  • The Actuary August/September 2013

    The Actuary August/September 2013 The August/September 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication. Academic Partnerships;Alternative careers;Best ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Aug 2013
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Yield Curve Extrapolation

    Yield Curve Extrapolation One of the most fundamental concepts in actuarial practice is the time value of money. For any work in which future cash flows are allowed for, such as reserving or ...

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    • Authors: Jack T Kerbeshian, Ben Leiser
    • Date: Dec 2019
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risk Management
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Capital - Life Insurance
  • The Actuary October/November 2015

    The Actuary October/November 2015 The October/November 2015 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication. Actuarial publication;actuary;The Actuary 6442463912 10 ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Oct 2015
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers; Public Policy