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  • HPC Server Reduces Costs of Actuarial Modeling
    HPC Server Reduces Costs of Actuarial Modeling David shares his thoughts on using Microsoft's High Performance Computing Server, or HPCS, to cluster computer resources, improve timely ...

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    • Authors: David T Dorfman
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • Actuaries Looking to the SCAI for Answers
    Actuaries Looking to the SCAI for Answers Discusses the use of a multi-tier Scalable Cloud Actuarial Infrastructure, SCAI, to meet capacity challenges for actuarial computing. Computer science; ...

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    • Authors: Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Beyond Excel - SharePoint
    Beyond Excel - SharePoint Actuaries have been using spreadsheets for a long time; spreadsheets are getting more powerful with every upgrade, but our demand is even higher. ...By Andrew Chan ...
    • Authors: Andrew Chan
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter From The Chair
    Letter From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J.
    • 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
  • Small Company, Big Data
    Small Company, Big Data Why small insurance companies should act now to enhance their reporting and analytical capabilities -How to start -Critical factors of success Data mining=Big data;Data ...

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    • Authors: Ying Zhao
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing
  • R Corner: Predictive Modeling - Tree Models
    R Corner: Predictive Modeling - Tree Models A look at using tree regression models as predictive models. By Steven Craighead Predictive Modeling;tree;random forest;clustering By Steven Craighead ...
    • Authors: Steven Craighead
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data
  • Large Portfolio VA Valuation Powered by GPUs & Deep Learning
    Large Portfolio VA Valuation Powered by GPUs & Deep Learning This paper applies GPUs and deep learning to achieve orders of magnitude performance improvement in the valuation of large ...

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    • Authors: Huina Chen
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Modeling Efficiency Research Project: The Academy Needs Your Help!
    Modeling Efficiency Research Project: The Academy Needs Your Help! Looking for volunteer organizations to help Academy test new modeling techniques for PBR. Modeling efficiency;Principles-based ...

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    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • Tables Database goes XtbML part 2
    Tables Database goes XtbML part 2 In Part 1 of this article, we reviewed the history that led to the large database of actuarial tables in electronic form. This database is now being actively ...
    • Authors: Stephen Strommen
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Top 5 takeaways from wearables study
    Top 5 takeaways from wearables study Key insights for insurers from RGA's 2016 study exploring the potential use of wearable fitness trackers in insurance product development. Health ...

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    • Authors: Chris Falkous
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance