Description: This article is about how entrepreneur independent business owners can solve their day-to-day frustrations and problems with a simple and useful process for setting goals and building a plan to meet those goals.

Description: This article is a call to participate in industry mortality studies.

Description: Presents the results of the 2014 Life Reinsurance Survey - an annual survey showing new business writings and in force figures by reinsurance company for the North American life reinsurance industry (US and Canada)

Description: A report on the Society of Actuaries’ financial reporting research projects.

Description: This article provides a discussion of the manner in which actuaries have implemented the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2010-26, Accounting for Costs Associated With Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts, for purposes of disclosure statements in conjunction with the Dec. 31, 2011 US GAAP financial statements

Description: Feature article describing how insurers that see beyond seemingly simple baseline requirements can leverage ORSA compliance to bolster ERM capabilities.

Description: Financial reconciliation is critical to a successful Medicare Advantage (MA) bid. Reconciliation should be routinely revisited as new information arises.

Description: Successful healthcare reform: First, it must help that must keep healthy people healthy. Second, it must help people mitigate or eliminate the health-risks associated with unhealthy lifestyle behavior choices, and Third, it must ensure the provision of evidence-based care to those who are ill.

Description: The author presents his firm's approach enabling their actuaries to communicate more broadly.

Description: The 5th Annual Inter-Company LTCI conference was a tremendous opportunity for the thought leaders in our industry to come together and exchange information on current claims practices.