Description: Career changes typically follow a major milestone—a promotion, a job offer, a new degree, maybe a cross-country move. For Patrick Getzen, exposure to some new perspectives ignited a shift.

Description: View 2018 Kaggle Involvement Program Results.

Description: Meet Dorothy Andrews. As a consulting actuary at Merlinos & Associates, Dorothy leverages her knowledge in statistical and data analytics, which she acquired through a variety of diverse experiences.

Description: The SOA continues to support actuaries working with predictive analytics, from insurance companies and healthcare providers to financial service firms.

Description: The guest editorial details some valuable lessons during the author’s career as an employee benefits (mostly retirement) consultant, turned P&C predictive modeling, reporting and data warehousing lead, turned an analytic strategist and independent consultant.

Description: View 2017 Kaggle Involvement Program Results.

Description: Key findings from a market research study which the SOA undertook as part of their strategic initiative: Untapped Opportunities for Actuaries in Health.

Description: The career path of a former actuarial consultant who is now executive vice president of marketing and strategic development for CVS Caremark.

Description: Insurers are becoming increasingly involved in the development and marketing of prepaid health care service plans, or Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs. The article describes four different approaches for establishing capitation rates for HMOs 1. Integrated Budgeting Approach, 2. Inventory Approach, 3. Group Insurance Rating, and 4. Actuarial Approach.

Description: Introduction to population health, a collaborative discipline that seeks to leverage all the determinants of health personal behaviors, medical care and the public health infrastructure, as well as the social and economic context at the community and national level to maximize the health of populations.