By Bob Beuerlein
Many of us grew up with the old adage, “If you don’t have something nice to say to someone, don’t say anything at all.” This sentiment has served us well in helping us to avoid creating embarrassing or uncomfortable social situations.
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By Benjamin Slutsker, Kevin Piotrowski, and Linda Lankowski
Principle-based reserving (PBR) is a new statutory reserve regulation that combines company-specific assumptions with prescribed rule-based requirements.
By Robert J. Rietz
We are actuaries, so we extrapolate, except we use different words to express what we do—forecast, model, project, estimate, etc.
By Neil Sandhoefner
Actuaries work with probability and statistics every day, and I’m willing to bet that even though we all know an exponential distribution like the backs of our hands, a good number of us were surprised by the outcome we saw on Nov. 8, 2016.
By Arnold Dicke and Leonard Mangini
Actuaries have several new responsibilities under principle-based reserving, and many resources to draw upon.
By Jeff Reeves
Americans are inherently optimistic about how we shape our futures. And oftentimes, we are naively so. We say we will take care of our bodies, and often don’t.
By Eric P. Harding Autumn is my favorite season. The changing foliage, the crisp air, the fall festivals—it’s all great.
By David Fishbaum
Expect fewer new justices and longer tenures for those on the court.