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  • Back to the Futurism
    World of the Year 2000.” Among other things, that report predicted that, “Actuaries, still almost exclusively ... predictions were the improvement in mortality and growth of life insurance in force in the U.S.; the ...

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
  • Exploiting While Exploring: An Introduction to Bayesian Optimization
    parameters for Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization in a Life Insurance context. By Nick Hanewinckel Predictive ... the space near prior optimal results). Example—Mortality Model For our example, we will use an xgboost ...

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    • Authors: Nicholas Hanewinckel
    • Date: Jun 2021
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Life Insurance; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques; Predictive Analytics>Programming languages & tools
  • Research Spotlight
    of when assessing opportunities.  Technologies in life and health sectors, such as wearable and biometric ... com/in/shelby-s-green/ Karen Jiang, FSA, CERA, MAAA, is a life insurance actuary for MetLife. She can be contacted ...

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    • Date: Aug 2021
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications; FinTech & InsurTech
  • Predictive Analytics and Futurism | Issue 13 July 2016
    Predictive Modeling Techniques Applied to Quantifying Mortality Risk By Vincent J. Granieri Predictive Analytics ... Ratings By Anders Larson 34 Seasonality of Mortality By Kyle Nobbe 36 Using Hadoop and Spark for ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jul 2016
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
  • Outgoing Chairperson’s Note
    us focus on. If you receive an invitation for a survey, please respond so that you have a voice on the ... with another year to work with this incredible group of people. Albert Einstein once said, “We can’t ...

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    • Authors: Ricardo Trachtman
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: Relationship Management; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Delphi Studies Past, Present and Future
    folks may converge to one answer, but another group may settle on a different value. The Delphi study ... only a bit of background and a few items from the report; the complete study is available on the SOA website ...

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Jan 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
  • Predictive Analytics and Futurism, April 2020, Issue 24
    analysis is easy to grasp conceptually. You simply “group like things together.” The fundamental algorithms ... of classifying. For instance, you might want to group people with similar health profiles together. If ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2020
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
  • Timeline
    Ok, technically I was performing a mortality study for a life insurance company. It doesn’t get much ... string. “Well, I bet you are wrong.” “I bet my life that I am correct.” Jen whispered, barely loud ...

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    • Authors: Robert Ellerbruch
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers
  • Predictive Analytics and Futurism, June 2017, Issue 15
    Symposium Coordinator Ricky Trachtman, FSA, MAAA 2017 Life & Annuity Symposium Coordinator Geof Hileman, FSA ... interest meeting, like the Health section, the Life and Annuity folks, and the Valuation actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jun 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
  • Forecasting & Futurism Newsletter - December 2013 - Issue 8
    &Futurism Forecasting 36 Delphi Study in Real Time— Life and Annuity Products and Product Development By ... height- ened appreciation, as a new parent, for life insurance. I also had flashbacks to the birth of ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter