Description: The April 2016 Issue of The Modeling Platform

Description: A summary of Modeling Section-sponsored sessions at the 2016 Life/Annuity Symposium, covering model risk management, model governance, and model efficiency.

Description: November 2017 issue of The Modeling Platform by the Modeling Section. Practical information for actuaries, trends that impact section, section activities.

Description: Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch

Description: A study on stochastic simulation literature as it applies to a health actuary.

Description: Products that serve consumers are increasingly complex, creating a real need to help management understand risk exposure in real time. The root of the dilemma is that modeling the entire population, which is feasible with sophisticated computing technology, simply does not offer a practical response time. New modeling techniques such as replicated stratified sampling may help executives better understand risk.

Description: Summary of the health section council’s research project to assess the accuracy of commonly used IBNR estimation methods over a wide range of scenarios.

Description: Panelists discuss prevailing business models adopted by valuation departments to meet business needs. Two case studies are discussed as a means of illustrating how to optimize business processes and models for valuation purposes.

Description: The next evolution of actuarial systems in the U.S. will likely be a move toward a single system solution. This article defines a single system solution and illustrates how models can be shared across actuarial functions, the potential benefits of a single system solution, and describes potential mitigation strategies to address typical actuarial concerns.