Description: The future holds many changes. We've already dealt with major changes over the last few decades. This article goes through tips to embrace change effectively.

Description: This article is the second in a four-part series about eliminating the confusion with using data terminology. Part one discussed data governance. This second part will discuss data analysis and database management.

Description: Phil Gold reviews the effect of the competency framework on various stages of inception and development of the AXIS Actuarial System.

Description: This discussion is about the new ways of using computers in connection with various aspects of actuarial work. From Transaction of Society of Actuaries 1961 Vol 13 pt 2

Description: This second session in the series examines responses to the changing workplace landscape from outside the insurance industry. Using a question-and-answer approach with our panelists, this session focuses on practical approaches to identifying new opportunities, and ways in which traditional products and sales channels are changing to meet emerging needs. Compared with other vertical financial services, the life insurance industry has a very low level of 'touch' with its customers. Communication with customers is often limited to the annual mailing of premium invoices. Wellness platforms offer life insurers a means to increase customer engagement, building stronger brand affinity and improving persistency. Life insurers can also leverage customer data collected through the wellness platform to streamline the underwriting process for cross-sales, increasing volume and efficiency.

Description: This session lays the foundation for understanding the current workplace landscape and expected changes over the next generation, including the new gig economy. The material will provide an understanding of the relationship between the workplace and insurance, beginning with a macro view of the job market of the future: which jobs are growing, which are shrinking, and which are likely to be completely replaced by technology? The overview includes a brief presentation of Munich Re's research on the changing landscape and the effect on worker well-being and finance.

Description: Innovative solutions are necessary for insurers to: • Meet customer needs, • Better collect and process data, • Improve risk assessment and underwriting .

Description: The Actuarial Innovation and Technology Steering Committee of the Society of Actuaries is sponsoring this competition to encourage contestants to find innovative usages for data visualization software. This contest seeks to give actuaries and non-actuaries the chance to showcase their ability to tell a story by creating data visualizations for one of two standard datasets that have been created for this purpose.

Description: This is a discussion on computer systems. Specifically it highlights new computer applications in: insurance administration, both personal and group sales illustrations and information to field offices, corporate modeling and use of time-sharing and mini-computers by actuaries. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1979, Volume 5, No. 1.

Description: This article gives an historical description of calculating and tabulating equipment used by, and is some cases developed by, actuaries in their work.