Description: This is a discussion on computer systems. Specifically it highlights new computer applications in: insurance administration, both personal and group sales illustrations and information to field offices, corporate modeling and use of time-sharing and mini-computers by actuaries. From Record of the Society of Actuaries 1979, Volume 5, No. 1.

Description: This session discussed three dramatic shifts in everyday economic relationships: 1 From matter to information, 2 From firms to individuals, and 3 From sellers to buyers. The instructor discussed application service providers and their impact on the economy and the Internet.

Description: Speakers discuss how to develop alternative or improved processing methodologies to reduce errors, correct error tracking tools, and metrics. Participants discuss balancing reasonable testing given time constraints. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 2, Session 47IF of the Toronto Spring Meeting

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting discusses the future use of computers and technology including how computers impact the environment in which actuaries conduct business.

Description: This session 52SM/OF/L of the New Orleans Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for Computer Science Section members to learn about current section activities and to provide input to the Section Council. A brief introduction to the J computer language is provided. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 52SM/OF/L.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 90PD, from the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 15-18 in Chicago. The panelists, including a chief technology officer and a Microsoft employee, introduce actuaries to XML, discussing the origins of XML and its relation to HTML. They discuss how to model with XML to achieve independence between platforms and systems. The speakers present XML applications, including online insurance, employee benefits and mathematics. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 26, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting discusses the re-engineering process as it is being undertaken in many companies, how it is applied to the actuarial function, and how technology can be used to facilitate the change. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting discusses systems management, how users have become involved in the development of systems and the formal systems development process. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3b.

Description: 1993 SOA Annual Meeting, New York. This session addressed systems management and discussed these questions: 1. Why is it so difficult to forecast delivery times and resource requirements? 2. Should I build or buy? 3. What project management techniques have worked for you? 4. Why do systems development projects often go out of control? 5. What is the systems development life cycle? 6. Why does testing always prove inadequate?

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA Vancouver Meeting describes new technological projects that have been implemented including telecommuting and supporting distributed workers, Lotus Notes, Excel, PC based benefit administration systems and ISDN. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 3a.