Description: Presented at June 2010 Health Meeting. Discusses Section research projects, professional development programs, member survey results, member value task force project, 'Bending the Cost Curve' presentation on ways to reduce healthcare cost trends and create a sustainable healthcare system, and market research results on opportunities for actuaries.

Description: This article is part of the Digest of Informal Discussion, which took place at the 1955 Society of Actuaries Eastern Spring Meeting, held March 24-25 in New York City. It identifies the participants and summarizes each person’s comments. The discussion examines the question of whether the right type of person is being attracted to the actuarial profession. Participants discuss the course of study and syllabus content, examination standards, college instruction in actuarial subjects, and other educational aids. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 18.

Description: The Shiny web application framework by RStudio has become a popular way for data scientists working in R to create interactive data analytics. When the developer is ready to share their application with others, internally or externally, there are a number alternatives and factors to consider. This talk presents the main Shiny application hosting alternatives and considers their advantages and disadvantages. In addition, the steps necessary to deploy an application on Shiny Server, both on-prem and in the cloud using Microsoft Azure as an example, are described.

Description: This session will explain how, by applying his or her educational background and business experience, an actuary can quickly learn the basics of data science and perform the important modeling work of insurance.

Description: Recently, actuaries have become more involved in formulary decisions due to high and variable pharmacy cost and utilization trends. How can actuaries and pharmaceutical manufacturers work together to better predict the market while covering key drugs? What discussions are currently taking place between manufacturers and payers? Is there value in these discussions that actuaries are missing? This presentation will provide both actuarial and manufacturer perspectives in order to create a mutual understanding that will begin to direct future conversations to benefit both stakeholders.

Description: This is session from the 1995 SOA Spring Meeting reviews the redesigning of the basic SOA education system. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: Panelists discuss the trends and future prospects for the employee benefit field and what actuaries must do to keep up and add value to the future employee benefits market. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 1.

Description: This is a teaching session focusing on effective communication skills including the importance of listening, effective speech delivery, and effective writing skills. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 7, No. 1.

Description: Presenters discuss worldwide issues and trends in which actuaries may be involved and the implications of these issues and trends on the actuarial profession worldwide. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

Description: This is a presidential address to the Society of Actuaries by Preston C. Bassett. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1985, Vol. 37.