Economic Trends
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SOA Creates Doctoral Stipend
By Staff WriterThe Society of Actuaries will pay $20,000 per academic year to some actuaries or would-be actuaries who are pursuing doctoral degrees and want to teach in North America.
January 01, 2009
In Troubled Times, Give 'Em HopeI have been in your shoes. Everyone is telling you to be positive, to take the initiative and call your clients--but that's the last thing...
December 02, 2008
Ask the expert: Submitting marginal casesDo you recommend that I submit possibly marginal cases anyhow, or should I hold them back?
November 24, 2008
AIG Aid Player To Lead TreasuryPresident-elect Barack Obama today said he would name Timothy Geithner--an official central to government efforts to shore up American International Group Inc.--to be his Treasury ...
November 01, 2008
Research RevolutionFor years, Dennis Gallant was a well-known director at Cerulli Associates, leading the firm's consulting and new business development efforts. He was also responsible for...
October 21, 2008
A generational crashJoe White of the Wall Street Journal thinks boomers have dug themselves into a financial hole. And this is not the time to be digging...
October 16, 2008
Insurer Responds To Rating AgencyProtective Life Corp. says it believes it is doing a good job of addressing the current economic challenges.Protective, Birmingham, Ala., issued a statement about its ...
October 09, 2008
Last gasp or a chance for change?Ben Bernanke told members of the National Association for Business Economics "the combination of the incoming data and recent financial developments suggests that the outlook...