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03May2012
What to look for when hiring an actuary
For hiring decision-makers new to evaluating prospective talent from the world of actuarial science, it’s important to recognize that the process is likely to be a telling indicator of a prospective
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Keeping the actuary you hire: Four traps to avoid
With demand for actuaries expected to grow 21% through 2018 [i], options abound for talent that finds itself dissatisfied in their current roles. Further, there is widespread recognition that being
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What is an actuary?
“What is an actuary?” While actuaries are used to hearing this question, it’s now reverberating throughout c-suites and boardrooms. Confronted with questions that would twist Solomon’s stomach
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Actuarial meta-cognition
by Dave Ingram, executive vice president, Willis RE Thinking. Thinking about actuarial thinking. Last summer I stumbled on to a 50-year-long argument among psychologists about whether they should
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Retirement risks survey presented at 2011 SOA Annual Meeting
Matt Greenwald, owner of Matthew Greenwald & Associates, discusses the findings of a retirement planning survey presented at the 2011 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting.
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Social Security chief actuary discusses SOA Annual Meeting sessions
Stephen Goss, chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, discusses sessions at the 2011 Society of Actuaries' Annual Meeting that touched on the consumption culture of the United States, lon
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Profile of a health actuary: Kurt Wrobel
The Profile of an Actuary Series details the background, careers and inspirations of participants of the 2011 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting, which was held October 16-19 in Chicago. If you would like to pose any questions for the participants after the meeting, leave a comment below. What originally inspired you to study to become an actuary? After graduate school, I wanted to go into a profession where I could apply statistics to real-world business questions. After doing some research, I thought that the actuarial field would be the best fit for this goal. (more...)
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Profile of a retirement actuary: Ellen Kleinstuber
The Profile of an Actuary Series details the background, careers and inspirations of participants of the 2011 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting, which was held October 16-19 in Chicago. If you would like to pose any questions for the participants after the meeting, leave a comment below. What originally inspired you to study to become an actuary? In high school, I thought I wanted to study math, but didn’t know quite what to do with it other than teach (which at the time held absolutely no appeal to me). I attended a math and science career day at a local college and learned from one of the math department presentations about being an actuary. Actuarial science’s combination of applied math, economics, finance, accounting and computer science sounded like it would be interesting, challenging and pretty much right up my alley. And I was right! (more...)
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Uniting the actuarial profession
By Bradley M. Smith, FSA, MAAA Depending upon your point of view, the actuarial profession is either “blessed” or "burdened” as the country faces societal problems that have substantial actuarial components. These issues include the funding and potential reform of Social Security, Medicare, and healthcare, and the underfunding of public pension plans. (more...)
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Profile of a retirement actuary: Anna Rappaport
A profile of retirement actuary Anna Rappaport.
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