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IOVA – A Perilous Term?

About a month ago I was catching up via phone with a longtime industry contact, who gave me a little food for thought I figured I’d share with you. We were discussing recent annuity product... Read more

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Dealing With Data

Much of the past two weeks I’ve been working on a number of projects, among them updating my spreadsheet of data related to variable insurance volatility-managed portfolios, and I intend to post a second quarter... Read more

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A Summer Rambling

Temperatures here in New York City have risen of late, as well as humidity, typical of our summers. Last evening we endured torrential rain with thunder and lightning and we’re being hit with the same... Read more

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Conference Takeaways

Last week I attended the annual LIMRA/LOMA/SOA Retirement Conference in Chicago and I probably should have posted something about it earlier, but I wanted to allow my impressions to percolate for a bit in my... Read more

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Solving for Volatility

On Tuesday night, New York City was hit with heavy snowfall, and temperatures this week have fallen into the single digits at times. That’s provided a great opportunity for folks like me to hunker down... Read more