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A Summary Look at getAbstract
getAbstract An overview of the getAbstract service, which is provided for free to members of the Technology Section ... Campbell This article first appeared in the August 2013 issue of The Stepping Stone. It is reprinted here ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Mar 2016
- Competency: Communication>Written communication
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Who (or What) To Trust? Going Back to Basic Principles
and standards of practice to question our data quality and truthfulness. In specific, the article addresses ... addresses ASOP 56 on Modeling and considerations of model risk as well as ASOP 23 on Data Quality. Recent ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Jul 2024
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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Is It Really An Epidemic?
Letters to the editor about the feature article “The Dementia Epidemic: Are We Ready?” that ran in the December ... December 2010/January 2011 issue of The Actuary. Alzheimer's disease and dementia;Demographics; 13997 ...- Authors: Alan Richards, Timothy Cole, Mary Campbell
- Date: Apr 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Health & Disability
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Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance
Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance A review of Mihir Desai's book The Wisdom of Finance, and why ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Jul 2018
- Competency: Professional Values; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
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The End Users Justify the Means: II—The Wrath of Numerate Decision-Makers
The End Users Justify the Means: II—The Wrath of Numerate Decision-Makers This article discusses best ... best practices in designing spreadsheets with the end-user in mind. Computer science; 8998 1/1/2009 ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Jan 2009
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
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How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines
Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines Summarizing the session "How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines" ... Headlines", on preventing spreadsheet error, from the 2015 SOA Annual Meeting. Presenters were Alex Cires ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Apr 2016
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
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In Praise of the Humanities: A Convert's Tale
In Praise of the Humanities: A Convert's Tale An argument for a lifelong study of the humanities ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: May 2014
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Minimally Destructive Scenarios and Cognitive Bias
Bias The author recommends the use of "minimally destructive scenarios" as part of an ORSA ... bias that can occur in risk decision-making. Part of the essay collection "Risk Metrics for Decision ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: May 2012
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing
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Chaucer on Choosing Advisors
Chaucer on Choosing Advisors Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is more than just sexual farces and fart ... fart jokes. In the Tale of Melibee, Chaucer imparts wisdom on choosing advisors, soliciting advice, and ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Aug 2015
- Competency: Leadership>Influence
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Winston Churchill on Hobbies
Winston Churchill on Hobbies A look at Churchill's advice on hobbies from "Painting as a Pastime" ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Nov 2017
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development