Inspired by the Rio de Janeiro episode of Somebody feel Phil, this is my guide to eating well in Sao Paulo, the largest city in the Americas. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13145136/

The original article on which this article is based, “Actuarial Creativity,” was first published in The Actuary, April 2022, Society of Actuaries (SOA), Schaumburg, IL. The original article that appeared in The Actuary has been modified for publication here in that the last heading has been changed. When I was…

In preparation for a Society of Actuaries’ presentation to the Brazilian market (May 2022) on ‘Actuarial professionalism’, I’ve put together some talking points and would really appreciate feedback on the content. #1 Know your limits. Define your list of dealbreakers. What assignments you are comfortable assuming.

It’s not a surprise that a writer lives in many of us — even actuaries. Sometimes, we just have to take a leap of faith and put that first word on paper. Free the writer! Aside from his work as president of RGA Brazil and his volunteer activities, Ronald Poon-Affat…

Don`t know much about a science book If there`s one thing that COVID-19 has clarified.. it`s that most people don`t understand probability theory. What do you think sells more? Lottery tickets or Life Insurance policies? Would you believe that an experienced, well trained life insurance agent sells `on average` 32 individual life insurance policies… per year. …

College of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary`s College, Trinidad) ‘ Class of 1983 I have never formally and publicly thanked St. Mary`s College (CIC), for a world-class education and for introducing me to the most supportive band of brothers I could ever have hoped for. Even after saying farewell in 1983 to #75 Frederick St, this loyal group of friends has travelled with…

National Records for Trinidad & Tobago I used to hold the Trinidad & Tobago national records for both fastest single solve (44.88) and best of 5 average solves (48.05)… but it’s a small country and I’ve only ever competed once. My title stood for 1 week (lmao!)

Would you want to know if your colleagues view you as incompetent? A recent study by Tali Sharot, Professor at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London (UCL) asked, Would you want to know if your colleagues view you as incompetent? .. the result was 55% wanted to know if their colleagues had a negative opinion of them. When the same…

https://www.soa.org/globalassets/assets/files/resources/research-report/2020/impact-of-covid.pdf Some interesting features not often covered by other references include… Two dimensional analysis of 2 key statistics. Chart usefully defines a RED ZONE Figure 4 , page 8