Category: webinars

Changing the Perspective - How to be Heard

As I’ve moved through my two decades actuarial career, I’ve noticed that success or failure isn’t necessarily built only on the work or effort itself. Success isn’t necessarily and automatically based on who is the smartest, or who is the fastest, or who has the best skills or the most focused…

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Doing the Minimum

They say that if you're aiming for faster, cheaper, and better, you can only choose two. But the Agile principle of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) allows you to start out fast and cheap and then move toward the best version of better with the benefit of acquired insight and experience.

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The Actuarial Checklist: An Actuary's Professionalism Security Blanket

Guest Post by Stephen Camilli, FSA, President, ACTEX Learning

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Excel, Python, R, C++ and more -- Use the Right Tool, Use the Tool Right

Guest Blog by Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA, PRM,

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Upcoming Webinars from ACTEX eLearning

Our Fall 2017 webinar calendar is posted to our website and listed below. We're excited to present sessions on a variety of topics of interest to actuaries, including Microinsurance, Actuarial Leadership, Python, Data Science, R, Predictive Analytics, Retirement and Professionalism.

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Learn More, Study Less: New ACTEX Book Offers Actuarial Exam Prep Tips from the World's Youngest Actuary

Learn how to pass your exams while studying less with strategies from the world’s youngest actuary. That's the premise of the newest book in the ACTEX Learning catalog, Actuarial Exam Tactics: Learn More, Study Less, now available for pre-order on our website.

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This Skill Sets Some Actuaries Apart from the Rest, and Lacking It Holds Others Back

In The Influential Actuary: How Actuaries and Other Technically-Oriented Professionals Set Themselves Apart, author Dave Miller interviewed four actuaries who, in his estimation, achieved great status in their careers and made tremendous impact both in their organizations and the industry. Among…

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Actuarial Communication Webinar Series

There are two primary skills actuaries must master if they are to be effective with others: Deep Listening and Asking Effective Questions. This may seem obvious, but most of us are woefully lacking in our listening and inquiry skills. We often resort to making statements and opinions in an effort…

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