Description: This article, Spreadsheet Controls Add Risk Resilience, spotlights why spreadsheets have stood the test of time and how they help contribute to an actuary’s success. It also discusses common causes of data integrity issues relative to spreadsheets. And, offers insight into controls that can be utilized to helps actuaries solve these issues and ensure the accuracy and consistency of the data on which they base their analysis.

Description: In the world of digital excitement, Blockchain is the newest kid on the technology block. Pull up any search engine, punch in “Blockchain” and find yourself inundated with articles praising improvements over current centralized network systems that many insurers use. But is this praise warranted, and does Blockchain truly cure all ails? In this article, we pose commonly asked questions as well as provide answers from the perspective of an insurance company.

Description: Feature article discussing how actuaries are affected by the need for maintaining controls and the use of IT resources for meeting these needs.

Description: Feature article discussing what American actuaries can learn from their European counterparts about actuarial modeling.

Description: Describes the predictive analytics revolution taking place in the insurance industry

Description: This article is about why actuaries should have integral roles within nearly every IT and business intelligence company serving the insurance industry.

Description: Chair highlights some of the key issues and hot topics for the Technology Section.

Description: Letter from the Section chair discussing new opportunities for technology section members.