How does this role benefit the work of the organization and the profession?
This role supports the research activities of the Reinsurance Section, providing actuaries with a resource on company practices and mortality and lapse experience of Accelerated Underwritten life insurance products.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Attend and participate in periodic conference call meetings. Provide guidance in the form of insights, experience, expertise and knowledge.
- Help the project proceed in a timely manner by being responsive and cognizant of deadlines.
- Ensure the research material meets the quality standards – both from an overall quality perspective and per the terms of the contract with the research team – and determine whether payment conditions have been met.
- Provide any other research process ideas or suggestions to ensure a high-quality outcome.
- Advise on the most appropriate forms of dissemination of the results.
- Consider acting as a spokesperson to help the resulting material further reach desired audiences.
- Proactively raise concerns about the quality of the project work or other matters either on a POG conference call or, if more appropriate, in private communication (email, phone calls) with staff and the POG chair.
- Work with staff to determine options for communicating areas where you have a differing opinion than the final research material, such as a separate document written by members of the POG.
- SOA research efforts are a collaborative endeavor, and differing viewpoints are welcome and encouraged. POG members are considerate of the opinions of other members, and a respectful dialogue can promote synergies that vastly improve the ultimate work. On the other hand, personal diatribes and attacks have no place on a POG.
- Think about how the research and resulting material may support other SOA activities, such as continuing education, examinations and meetings.
- Evaluate and document to what extent your involvement on the POG has qualified for continuing professional development (CPD) credit
Time Commitment
- 21 to 40 Hours
- This research project lasts 9 months. Time commitment and number of hours 4 hours per month for a nine month period including 1-hour conference calls.
Experience Required
Member ASA or FSA
Experience with accelerating underwriting
Opportunity Location
U.S. and Canada
Travel Required
None
SOA Training Required
None