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  • CompAct - April 2017 Issue 55
    April 2017 Issue 55 Read the April 2017 issue of CompAct published by the Technology Section. Newsletters ... practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Cloud Computing For Actuaries - IaaS, PaaS, SaaS—What Do These Mean And Why Do I Care?
    how to get the most out of it.By Van Beach Modeling efficiency;PBA;PBR;stochastic models;risk modeling ... refers to the shared use of a large, centralized pool of computing resources, accessible via the Internet ...
    • Authors: Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections
    how they benefit actuaries.By Chris Stiefeling Risk modeling;Variable annuities;Monte Carlo simulation;GPUs;Software ... Anyone who has been in the workforce for more than a few years realizes that the average smartphone now ...
    • Authors: Chris Stiefeling
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor Introduction to this edition of CompAct with highlights of the content of each contributed ... modeling;Risk modeling By Mark Africa and Paul Ramirez Welcome fellow members of the Society of Actuaries ...
    • Authors: Mark Africa, Paul Ramirez
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Get In or Get Out Of The Way
    Get In or Get Out Of The Way This article is about the emergence of the financial modeling ... Get Out Of The Way This article is about the emergence of the financial modeling process in the actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software?
    Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the ... Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the possibility of using machine ...

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    • Authors: Sean Hayward
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter From The Editors
    Letter From The Editors Actuaries are caught in a perfect storm. Since the global financial crisis erupted ... deliver more information to senior management and at the same time, they have had to comply with new guidelines/standards ...
    • Authors: Andrew Chan, Richard Junker
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter From The Chair
    From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions ... sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J. Eddie Smith ...
    • Authors: John Smith
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Chair
    Letter from the Chair My wife calls me a “pack rat” because I keep a few items from my childhood, high ... high school and college days—OK, six boxes’ worth of stuff. I find it difficult to throw things away because ...
    • Authors: Steven Finn
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Notes from the Chair
    Notes from the Chair It should come as no surprise to actuaries that the Society of Actuaries (SOA) ... much more of an international entity over the last several years. The impacts and effects of globalization ...
    • Authors: Steven Finn
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science