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Short Cuts: Easy Yield Curve Fit
Short Cuts: Easy Yield Curve Fit Feature article discussing numerical short cuts, rules of thumb, estimators, modeling tips, etc. The featured problem is fitting the intermediate points for a ...- Authors: Joseph Koltisko
- Date: Aug 2010
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
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How Many Scenarios?
How Many Scenarios? The Risk Management Task Force polled the Risks & Rewards readers and asked the following questions related to Monte Carlo models: 1 How many scenarios do you run? 2 How ...- Authors: David Ingram
- Date: Oct 2002
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
- Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
- Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
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Using Monte Carlo Simulation to UnderstandMortality
Using Monte Carlo Simulation to UnderstandMortality This is the first year for appointed actuaries in the United States ot review X factors and evaluate actual morality experience that is ...- Authors: Robert Guth
- Date: Dec 2000
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Small Talk
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
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Critical Review of Stochastic Simulation Literature and Applications for Health Actuaries
Critical Review of Stochastic Simulation Literature and Applications for Health Actuaries A study on stochastic simulation literature as it applies to a health actuary. Dynamic simulation models; ...- Authors: Louise H Anderson, Ian G Duncan, Katherine Hall, Brian C Martinson
- Date: Sep 2007
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance
- Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Markov Chain; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
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Updating the Accounts: Global Mortality of the 1918–1920 Spanish Influenza Pandemic.
Updating the Accounts: Global Mortality of the 1918–1920 Spanish Influenza Pandemic. The influenza pandemic of 1918-20 is recognized as having generally taken place in three waves, starting in ...- Authors: Niall P.A.S. Johnson, Juergen Mueller
- Date: Apr 2002
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Topics: Demography; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
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Let's Talk - Discussion Is Needed On Actuarial Assumptions, Consistency
Let's Talk - Discussion Is Needed On Actuarial Assumptions, Consistency This article discusses the need for more coordination and consistency in assumption setting between the pricing ...- Authors: Rachel M Hancock
- Date: Oct 1997
- Competency: Communication; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models
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A Practical Method of Forecasting a Life Insurance Company's Gross Operating Earnings for the Current Year
A Practical Method of Forecasting a Life Insurance Company's Gross Operating Earnings for the Current Year This paper is from Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17.- Authors: J. Barrett Walker
- Date: Mar 1955
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
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The Random GLM Algorithm: A Better Ensemble?
The Random GLM Algorithm: A Better Ensemble? A description of the random generalized linear model (RGLM) and how to use it. Futurism;predictive modeling 6442473937 12/1/2016 12:00:00 AM ...- Authors: Michael Niemerg
- Date: Dec 2016
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
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A Note Regarding “Risk Neutral” and “Real World” Scenarios—Dispelling a Common Misperception
A Note Regarding “Risk Neutral” and “Real World” Scenarios—Dispelling a Common Misperception A discussion of the theory underlying risk neutral investment scenarios Asset modeling;Discount rates= ...- Authors: Gary Hatfield
- Date: Feb 2009
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling
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Target Volatility Fund: An Effective Risk Management Tool for VA?
Target Volatility Fund: An Effective Risk Management Tool for VA? Target volatility, as an investment strategy, has been used by many funds not only as a way to smooth return but also as a way to ...- Authors: Yuhong Xue
- Date: Oct 2012
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Enterprise Risk Management>Capital markets; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Finance & Investments>Asset allocation; Life Insurance>Investment strategy - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation