Description: Summary of the modeling-related sessions from some of the major 2018 Society of Actuaries (SOA) meetings: Life & Annuity Symposium, Health Meeting and the Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: The authors explore a new approach to the premium persistency assumption in universal life products.

Description: The article explains what considerations one must contemplate when selecting a new actuarial software platform with some real live experiences.

Description: A listing of the 2016 modeling-related sessions and webcasts from the SOA. Most meeting session recordings are available for free to SOA members.

Description: This article explores some key challenges facing the modeling actuary related to LDTI implementation and shares associated compliance and modernization considerations.

Description: Summarizing the session "How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines", on preventing spreadsheet error, from the 2015 SOA Annual Meeting. Presenters were Alex Cires, Sandra To, and Mary Pat Campbell.

Description: Actuarial models may seem like toy-tools, yet they are not all created equal when it comes to delivering results. All models are wrong, according to George Box, yet some are useful. Dealing effectively with operational risk, undue product complexity, and the eternal search for the right answer are keys to success.

Description: Overview of the issue.

Description: Model Risk Management has come under increased focus in recent years. This article gives an introduction to model risk and sound MRM processes and controls.

Description: This article walks through the process of building a cluster model using off-the-shelf software.