Letter From The Editors Actuaries are caught in a perfect storm. Since the global financial crisis erupted ... deliver more information to senior management and at the same time, they have had to comply with new guidelines/standards ...

From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions ... sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J. Eddie Smith ...

website in April. We will look at an edited version of the blog, and dig deeper into what appears, at face ... website in April. We will look at an edited version of the blog, and dig deeper into what appears, at face ...

Notes from the Chair It should come as no surprise to actuaries that the Society of Actuaries (SOA) ... much more of an international entity over the last several years. The impacts and effects of globalization ...

Letter from the Chair Those that know me personally and professionally know that I’m a huge fan of apps. I ... personally and professionally know that I'm a huge fan of apps. I rely on mobile apps more every day. I've ...

Letters From The Editors Examples of how data and analytics are exploding in popularity.By Paul Ramirez ... As actuaries, we are constantly immersed in a sea of data. We likely spend more time with Excel than with ...

Letter from the Chair Your assistance is requested to help define the role of the Technology Section ... Schwartz Welcome to the first CompAct newsletter of 2016! It is my honor to serve as the new Council chair ...

Transformation and Loading by Kevin Pledge In the previous article I discussed the basic strategies for controlling ... designed to manage the transfer of data between systems, including transforming the data in the process. Data ...

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Letter From The Chair I consider it a huge honor to chair the Technology Section. Not only is it an ... a cast of other volunteers who, like me, are passionate about using technology to improve the profession ...

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 ...