July 2012 Actuaries 1

ContentsJULY 2012 ISSUE 171

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EvEntS

2 Coming upEdItorIaL

3 Be proud to be an outlier ❙ Ben Ooi

PaPEr

4 Living to 120 – the implications for absolutely everything ❙ Melinda Howes / Barry Rafe

UndEr thE SPotLIght

9 Rade MusulinrEvIEw

10 Funeral Insurance – paying the ultimate premium ❙ Anthony Asher / Rod Berry / Brendan Counsell / Bruce Thomson

thE actUarIaL PULSE

12 How did you join the actuarial profession? ❙ Daniel Cooper

rEvIEw

15 Kicking goals with the Taylor Fry tipsters ❙ James Sullivan

actUarIES takIng thE LEad

18 Mentoring ❙ Andrew Brown

oPInIon

20 The Emperor’s Wardrobe Manager – making fun of the latest fads in financial services ❙ Phil Stott

InSIghtS

21 Insights Health Networking – What makes your job sexy? ❙ Nick Stolk

commEnt

22 From graduation to graduate ❙ Alissa Irgang

rEPort

24 General Insurance Practice Committee ❙ Mary Poon

rEPort

25 Investment Return Principles Information Note ❙ Glenn Langton

oPInIon

26 Giving Actuaries their voice ❙ Barry Rafe

LEttEr

27 Letter to the Editor ❙ Peter Carroll

SUrvEY

28 Equity Risk Premium Survey 2012: results and comments ❙ Anthony Asher

In thE margIn

30 Resume so pacific a pose, muser ❙ Genevieve Hayes

aSk gaE

31 I disagree / You do what? ❙ Gae Robinson

YoUng actUarIES Program

32 Out of the box opportunities ❙ Sophia Sophos

StUdEnt coLUmn

33 The digital world of risk ❙ Dustin Biernacki

rEvIEwS

34 Book / Podcast reviews ❙ Editorial Committee

StaYIng ahEad

36 How do I become capable? ❙ Sue Wetherbee

obItUarY

38 Robert (Bob) Geroge GladingcEo’S coLUmn

40 Give me your best ‘elevator pitch’ ❙ Melinda Howes

notIcE

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