Archive for April 16th, 2011

Twitter is the CNN of the New Media Generation

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Is Twitter The CNN Of The New Media Generation? by Brian Solis

Introducing the ClaudePenland.com #Insurance, #Actuarial, #Risk and Web #LinkedIn Groups

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

The ClaudePenland.com Insurance, Actuarial, Risk and Web News LinkedIn Group may be found at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3427061 . 

You are also invited to join the many other groups that we manage.  As these are all subgroups, they do not count against your 50-group limit on LinkedIn.  You merely need to join the above main group and then the subgroups of your choosing. 

The subgroups include:

Actuarial News, Actuary Trends for Actuaries: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3870423

Catastrophe Risk Modeling News and Trends – CatRisky.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3870402 

Friday’s Quote – FridaysQuote.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751139

Insurance and Reinsurance Startups – InsuranceStartups.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3870419
 
Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions – WhoBoughtWho.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751107
 
Insurance News and Discussion – 4InsuranceNews.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3427179
 
Insurance Trends and Discussions – InsTrends.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3427113
 
Odd Business Ideas – OddBusinessIdeas.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751126
 
Pension Risk News and Trends – PensionRiskNews.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751122

Predictive Analytics and Modeling News and Trends – PredNews.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3870412

Reinsurance Trends and News – ReinsuranceTrends.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751117
 
Risk Management News – TheRiskNews.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751111
 
Solvency II European Insurance Regulations – SolvencyDeux.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751152
 
Takaful and Retakaful News and Trends – TakafulMe.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751118
 
Web Startups News and Discussion – 1000Startups.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3427087
 
Web Trends, News and Information – WebTrendInfo.com: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3751149

I look forward to seeing you in our LinkedIn groups!

Japanese Radiation Could Stay Awhile

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Japan: Radiation could stay awhile

What is the Largest, Most Powerful Earthquake Ever Recorded?

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

It happened in 1960 in Chile, a 9.5 earthquake along the coast of Southern Chile.

Tsunamis over 80 feet were reported.

US Actuarial Salaries for Actuaries: an Itemized List of Actuary Salary Surveys

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment

US Actuarial Salaries for Actuaries: an Itemized List of Actuary Salary Surveys:

LIFE
EzraPenland.com, Life
R.A.D. Search, LLC, Life
SC International, Life & Health combined
Jobs4Actuary, Life
***(see below)

HEALTH
EzraPenland.com, Health
SC International, Life & Health combined
***(see below)

CASUALTY
EzraPenland.com, Casualty
R.A.D. Search, LLC, Casualty
SC International, Casualty
Milt Dossin
Nationwide Actuarial Search
Jobs4Actuary, Casualty
***(see below)

PENSION
EzraPenland.com, Pension
SC International, Pension
***(see below)

***Additionally, many jobs at Actuarial Careers and Andover Research indicate expected compensation.

OTHER SOURCES
PayScale
Indeed
SimplyHired
SalaryExpert
GlassDoor
Salary.com
Clear Solutions

International Actuarial Association Annual Report Released

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Read the International Actuarial Association Annual Report.

Islamic Finance Has Strong Potential in Singapore

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Analysts have said that sukuk, or Islamic bonds, and Syariah-compliant real estate investment trusts are two products that have strong growth potential in Singapore.

On Optimizing Handling of Medical Malpractice Claims

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Employing advanced analytics (using structured data gathered from medical records) has immediate and direct benefits in indemnity accuracy, recovery identification and capture, as well as fraud detection and prevention.