Description: In this article the author introduces a new column, Cool Tech, which will provide information each quarter about open-source software and projects from the web.

Description: The University of Wisconsin–Madison used its Centers of Actuarial Excellence grant to develop technology enhanced learning (TEL) tools that would be distributed publicly to supplement the actuarial education classroom experience.

Description: This article discusses gaining a competitive advantage by reducing new-business processing costs using point-of-sale technology.

Description: This article explains how to create more maintainable models using abstractions by relating it to option, machine learning and machine intelligence models.

Description: This article discusses an upcoming SOA/CAS sponsored project regarding the Modeling of Economic Series Coordinated with Interest Rate Scenarios.

Description: Interest in blockchain is high among insurers and reinsurers. While it’s not universally useful the technology does merit continued closer investigation.

Description: This article describes how to model variable annuities using a GPU along with some of the stumbling blocks.

Description: Chairperson's Corner

Description: Illustrates use of Microsoft Excel tools for interpolating values.

Description: A short introduction of the characteristics of Blockchain technology