Description: Discusses useful resources for actuaries available on the Web.

Description: Opinion piece about when, how, and why actuaries need approximations.

Description: This article covers many activites of the Technology Section and personnel changes in that section. The explosion of 'Apps' for various techno-toys is mentioned. Also the Competency Framework tool of the SOA is explained.

Description: Feature article discussing the power of psychosocial data.

Description: Read about The Bulletin Board Updates on important events related to the Technology Section.

Description: In the world of digital excitement, Blockchain is the newest kid on the technology block. Pull up any search engine, punch in “Blockchain” and find yourself inundated with articles praising improvements over current centralized network systems that many insurers use. But is this praise warranted, and does Blockchain truly cure all ails? In this article, we pose commonly asked questions as well as provide answers from the perspective of an insurance company.

Description: Describes Web 2.0 and discusses its benefits.

Description: Column from the Technology Section chair discussing technological advances since the early ‘90s.

Description: MG-ALFA software receives award for The Technical and High Performance Computing Innovation Partner of the Year Award. Microsoft wanted to recognize a partner that innovated by enabling simulation and modeling in the cloud, using windows HPC Server burst capability.

Description: This article is about Content Management Systems and other software to help build a web site for a small business.