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2025
2024
November
- From the Classroom to Startup Experiences: Entrepreneurial Lessons from my MBA
- Inspiring New Ways of Thinking With Actuarial Innovation
By James Xu
This article was first published in The Actuary, July 2024, Society of Actuaries, Chicago, IL. Copyright © 2024 by the Society of Actuaries. Reprinted with permission.
May
- AI and EMRs: Pioneering the New Frontier in Healthcare Actuarial Practice
- Bread, Milk, Cheese, Eggs and an Insurance Payment
- Pick a Payout Using AI
- A Patient Centric Approach to AI in Health Insurance
February
- Are You Leading Your Actuarial Organization with the Right Mind?
- Employees are Depressed. What Can Actuaries Do About It?
- Is What a Physician Does Really That Different from What an Actuarial Mathematician Does?
2023
August
- The Next Horizon of Value-based Care: An Opportunity for Actuaries to Become Pioneers in Health Care
- Data Science Meets InsurTech Startup: An Illustrative Profile
- How to Set Your Strategic Planning Meetings Up for Success
May
- What Breadcrumbs Are You Leaving Behind? A Better Way to Think of Your Entrepreneurial Legacy
- Changing the Customer Relationship Approach to Grow Your Actuarial Business
February
2022
November
- Why are Travel Adventures Important for Actuarial Entrepreneurs?
- Forget the "Elevator Speech" ... Your “Impact Message” Will Take You Much Further!
- The Equity Bonus Plan: Attract and Reward Your Talent
August
- Is Virtual Speaking Here to Stay? The “New Inevitable” of Public Speaking Realities for Actuaries Who Love to Speak
- Can Quiet Entrepreneurial Actuaries Lead?
May
February
- How a Meeting Environment Affects Success—In-Person and Virtual
- A Review of John Lewis Gaddis' On Grand Strategy
2021
October
July
April
- Using Your Actuarial Experience to Start a Business
- Fed Up With a Quest for Work-Life Balance? Try Accessing Your Seven Slices of Life
March
February
- IT as ID: Develop Your Company-Wide IT Identity
- Workflow Breakdowns in Larger Firms: Why They Happen, What to Do About Them
2020
2019
2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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