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  • Excel as an IT System
    published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct entitled “Spreadsheets—the Aging Friend of Actuaries.” ... We consider the reasons why IT-developed systems are considered less risky, and apply the same fundamental ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Editors
    from the Editors Welcome fellow members of the Society of Actuaries Technology Section to the third ... third 2016 edition of CompAct. We have fallen short on our goal to deliver four issues for 2016. By Mark Africa ...
    • Authors: Mark D Africa, Paul Ramirez
    • Date: Nov 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>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing
  • Overview of Programmatic Framework and Key Considerations
    Overview of Programmatic Framework and Key Considerations End-User Computing (EUC) applications (such ... (ERP) applications that facilitate the automated and integrated flow of transactions and data, EUCs are ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Simplifying the Data Management Burden
    Simplifying the Data Management Burden Some ideas for taking the data management activities out of actuarial ... for their organization and less time performing the analytics tasks that they were originally hired to ...
    • Authors: Bob Hirsch
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing
  • Appendix Exhibit A
    (ERP) applications that facilitate the automated and integrated flow of transactions and data, EUCs are ... deploy solutions in response to shifting market and economic conditions, industry changes, or evolving regulations ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • No Limits
    No Limits Contract-level Monte Carlo is the new normal for the insurance industry. This article demonstrates ... Osmo Jauri Contract-level Monte Carlo is the new normal for the insurance industry. In this article we ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
  • GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections
    Anyone who has been in the workforce for more than a few years realizes that the average smartphone now ... power than the computers which were available when they started their career. Most of the early increases ...
    • 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
  • Coding Standards and the Efficient Model
    Coding Standards and the Efficient Model Summary of methods and standards to use to achieve an efficient ...

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    • Authors: Brody Lipperman
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Meatloaf and Spreadsheets
    find the best time to plan my next article when I am away from my desk. Today, I was planning the next ... find the best time to plan my next article when I am away from my desk. Today, I was planning the next ...
    • Authors: David Kester
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • The Microsoft Excel OFFSET Function
    The Microsoft Excel OFFSET Function Describes the Excel OFFSET function and demonstrates how it can ... can be used to efficiently manipulate arrays of data. N/A; 4294979424 7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Damian Birnstihl
    • Date: Jul 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software