ACTUARIAL NEWS

Actuarial News : 

Actuarial News A Presentation by Claude Penland, Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society www.ClaudePenland.com

Topics We Will Cover : 

Topics We Will Cover Technical News Actuarial Careers Regional News Global News Regulatory News Reinsurance Actuaries in the News Professional Questions Other Actuarial News Wrap Up

Technical News : 

Technical News Catastrophe Risk Trends PowerPoint Presentation http://bit.ly/eYGnM7 Predictive Analytics, Modeling News and Trends Presentation http://bit.ly/gn4lWf Pension Risk Trends, News and Info Presentation http://bit.ly/fHVdcC Takaful and Retakaful Trends PowerPoint Presentation http://bit.ly/hRRNt2

Technical News, Two : 

Technical News, Two Lifetime Income Options, including Annuities, discussed regarding 401(k)s http://bit.ly/agP6ZR Actuary discusses Modeling Loss Reserve Risk http://bit.ly/d4b18N Emerging Risk in Life Insurance, A New Approach for Actuaries http://bit.ly/ifWpki Government-issued longevity bonds as an insurance trend to watch http://bit.ly/c2uyuU

Technical News, Three : 

Technical News, Three Healthcare receivables securitization trends http://bit.ly/br7E5e SCOR Global Risk Center Launched at SCORGlobalRiskCenter.com http://bit.ly/fevvsB Casualty Actuarial Society Meeting Presentations Database Online http://bit.ly/eRC8vv Competitive Market Analysis of Auto Insurance Companies http://bit.ly/ezsTa8

Technical News, Four : 

Technical News, Four Open Source Insurance Loss Simulation Model Released by the Casualty Actuarial Society http://bit.ly/aVBmpJ Nyhart Actuaries Design New 401(k) Plan http://bit.ly/ebC3aU Medical Malpractice Costs to Increase a Bunch, Premiums to Follow http://bit.ly/9JpokX Annual Retiree Healthcare Costs in New Jersey for State Employees to double http://bit.ly/cnjkqs

Actuarial Careers : 

Actuarial Careers The C-Level Actuary: How Did Actuaries Get Beyond Their Actuarial Jobs? http://bit.ly/h8S2ZC Will the CERA become the “gold standard” for risk management? http://bit.ly/fZykhU Classroom Guide for Actuaries Published by the Actuarial Foundation http://bit.ly/efCgRW Actuarial Careers Named One of Fifty Best Careers for 2011 http://bit.ly/fmxvU3

Actuarial Jobs, Two : 

Actuarial Jobs, Two A Comparison of Three Disciplines’ Insurance Salary Surveys’ Medians, C-level http://bit.ly/97Fn3q “There are almost no unemployed experienced actuaries” http://bit.ly/9XsZUH Actuarial Science very, very popular major among Overseas Students in the US http://bit.ly/dvmdyD Actuarial Intern discusses her Actuarial Internship at Allstate http://bit.ly/batjam

Actuarial Jobs, Three : 

Actuarial Jobs, Three Actuarial Jobs are too hard to fill, say recruiters http://bit.ly/fsK8eU Actuarial Students sought by the Casualty Actuarial Society http://bit.ly/bzUolD Lloyd’s Managing Agents hire 126 actuaries. Solvency II a major reason. http://bit.ly/aefIq8 Solvency II expected to create 250+ actuarial jobs in Ireland http://bit.ly/bOIu7E

Actuarial Jobs, Four : 

Actuarial Jobs, Four Captive Insurance Jobs up in Vermont: Accountants, Actuaries, Lawyers http://bit.ly/a1lBIC Actuaries and risk analysts working in virtual economies? http://bit.ly/eUQRCT States individually plan to hire actuaries to review health rates http://bit.ly/bJBuEd

Regional News: North America : 

Regional News: North America Actuarial Obesity Study of Canada and United States Estimates $300 Billion Economic Cost http://bit.ly/ggdhhB US Social Security’s Future http://bit.ly/fYKklC Michigan State University Adds Actuarial Science Degree http://bit.ly/eQxHgr

Regional News: North America, Two : 

Regional News: North America, Two Potential Pandemic Price Pegged by Society of Actuaries at up to $290 billion http://bit.ly/cZAHtH 10 Barriers to Retirement Planning Advice Identified by the Society of Actuaries http://bit.ly/gLLflj

Regional News: Europe : 

Regional News: Europe 108 European Insurance and Reinsurance News Highlights, Trends http://bit.ly/fjhc8J Check Out the $51 Billion Windstorm Europe Will Need to Prepare For Under Solvency II http://bit.ly/dyepBM UK Actuaries funding Enterprise Risk Management Projects http://bit.ly/cgDkyx

Regional news: Europe, Two : 

Regional news: Europe, Two UK Charities with compulsory pension enrollment might have problems http://bit.ly/9vgCLe New United Kingdom Actuarial Motto http://bit.ly/a35KME “Pirate Attacks Make Risk Estimation Difficult”, say UK Actuaries http://bit.ly/bA8sb4

Regional News: Bermuda : 

Regional News: Bermuda Bermuda Insurance Reinsurance Stories and Transactions, PowerPoint Presentation http://bit.ly/fCkeiP

Regional News: Asia : 

Regional News: Asia 17 Highlights from the Insurance Market in India http://bit.ly/erihuQ India’s Regulator tells 24 Property & Casualty Insurers to Hire More Actuaries http://bit.ly/fZ1tJV Institute of Actuaries of India Aims to Expand into South Asia and Asia Pacific http://bit.ly/a2xybk

Regional News: Asia, Two : 

Regional News: Asia, Two China and Hong Kong PowerPoint Presentation, Insurance Wrap Up http://bit.ly/e6DyoH China Association of Actuaries looks to join the IAA http://bit.ly/ctf6ey

Worldwide News : 

Worldwide News Insurance Mergers / Acquisitions Trends, News, Presentation http://bit.ly/eviMBp Startups in Insurance, Reinsurance Presentation http://bit.ly/gIMnxa Global Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst Website Launched http://bit.ly/cnri2t

Worldwide News, Two : 

Worldwide News, Two Enterprise Risk Management, the Role of Actuaries http://bit.ly/dAOnyi Mobile Payments in Emerging Economies could help Insurance Penetration http://bit.ly/e0FIdr Which Insurance Companies have the most Twitter followers? http://bit.ly/aFYP3p

Regulation News : 

Regulation News Solvency II PowerPoint Presentation http://bit.ly/dKKWBF The Future of Insurance Regulation, from the Actuarial Review http://bit.ly/fG9fKn NAIC Life and Health Actuarial Task Force To Weigh In on IASB Proposals http://bit.ly/bXOLvu

Regulation News, Two : 

Regulation News, Two Azerbaijan to License Actuaries http://bit.ly/hLxAcd Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen Explains Insurer Insolvencies vs. Bank Failures http://bit.ly/ft9e8F First actuaries certified in Armenia http://bit.ly/a5IOwm

Reinsurance : 

Reinsurance Reinsurance Trends, News, Analysis PowerPoint Presentation http://bit.ly/hviYAs Alex Krutov’s recent Insurance-Linked Securities book, a review http://bit.ly/bCIfbP Reinsurance C-Level Salary Survey http://bit.ly/gkb9i6

Actuaries in the News : 

Actuaries in the News Brian Duperreault, Actuary, CEO, Elected to Insurance Hall of Fame http://bit.ly/gqrpPL Former Actuary Writes Book, “The Influential Actuary” http://bit.ly/e3Piuv Governance Task Force Report Released by the American Academy of Actuaries http://bit.ly/aTk3CB David Axene finds errors in health insurance rate calculations http://bit.ly/g0p3Ib

Actuaries in the News, Two : 

Actuaries in the News, Two Actuarial Awards Announced in Europe http://bit.ly/ibW66k University of St. Thomas Wins Travelers Actuarial Case Competition http://bit.ly/aulRKF Actuarial Science Scholarships at Illinois State University http://bit.ly/9eMiCP

Professional Questions : 

Professional Questions Who is more Dangerous, a Serial Killer or your Life Partner? http://bit.ly/erBgjv Is Chief Actuary the Most Visible Example of Actuarial Professionalism Today? http://bit.ly/hfCcFm Eddie Smith, Actuary, Discusses Web 2.0 and Actuaries http://bit.ly/9JIbCO Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting Receives Patent on Interest Rate Smoothing Algorithm

Professional Questions, Two : 

Professional Questions, Two Powerful Hospitals Increase Prices? Powerful Health Insurers Hold Prices In Check? http://bit.ly/cN0gkp NY Times discusses US States’ Pension Accounting http://bit.ly/hHwDPd What is Dynamic Financial Analysis? http://bit.ly/fV4l8f Should New Jersey Declare Bankruptcy Over Their Pension Deficit? http://bit.ly/dEQBnb

Other Actuarial News : 

Other Actuarial News London Life/Great-West Life to Pay $455.7 million based on Actuary’s lawsuit http://bit.ly/aOZJsA Online casinos taking bets on hurricanes http://bit.ly/brLTcC Casualty Actuarial Society High School Scholarship for Diversity http://bit.ly/9qAXA4

Other Actuarial News, Two : 

Other Actuarial News, Two Actuaries Rock http://bit.ly/gbraRW The Band Blind Actuaries is Back http://bit.ly/e09F70

Wrap Up : 

Wrap Up On ClaudePenland.com, I write at least six posts a day on the business issues that I explore daily. These include Insurance News, M&A, Startups & Trends; Web Development & Trends; Web Startups; Odd Business Ideas; Global Finance & Investment; Reinsurance; Catastrophe Risk; Predictive Analytics; Solvency II; Pensions; Risk Management and Takaful. Thank you!