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Using Hadoop and Spark for Distributed Predictive Modeling
Using Hadoop and Spark for Distributed Predictive Modeling The newer predictive modeling tools are powerful but they work best when supported by a lot of computing power. Parallel processing is ...- Authors: Dihui Lai, Qichun Xu
- Date: Jul 2016
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Predictive Analytics
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2015 National Academy of Social Insurance Roundtable: The Link between Retirement Security and Long-Term Care
2015 National Academy of Social Insurance Roundtable: The Link between Retirement Security and Long-Term Care This article summarizes the presentations by the Society of Actuaries and the Academy ...- Authors: John Cutler
- Date: Apr 2015
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Long-Term Care News
- Topics: Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Long-term Care>Public financing - Long-term Care; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Pensions & Retirement>Private sector plans; Pensions & Retirement>Public sector plans; Public Policy; Public Policy; Public Policy; Social Insurance>Medicaid; Social Insurance>Medicare
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Actuarial Functions as Expected Values
Actuarial Functions as Expected Values The basic principle introduced in this paper is that the expected value of receipts on any insurance policy is equal to the expected value of payouts. Using ...- Authors: John A Fibiger, Stephen G Kellison
- Date: Apr 1971
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
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R Corner - Predictive Models and Universal Theorems
R Corner - Predictive Models and Universal Theorems A discussion on the four universal theorems that are useful when building models. By Steve Craighead Univeral Theorems;Projection Pursuit ...- Authors: Steven Craighead
- Date: Nov 2016
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
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R Corner
R Corner This article discusses how to get data into and out of R, an open source language for statistical computing. Computer science;Predictive modeling; <!-- InstanceBeginEditable ...- Authors: Steven Craighead
- Date: Oct 2008
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Software
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Nested Stochastic Pricing: A Case Study
Nested Stochastic Pricing: A Case Study Continuation of article from previous issue. This article illustrates the practical and financial implications of applying nested stochastic techniques to ...- Authors: Craig Reynolds, Sai Man
- Date: Oct 2008
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
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Pricing Surface
Pricing Surface It is worth the effort to obtain a pricing surface. It helps make an informed decision and facilitate the pricing conversation within and outside a company. Sensitivity testing; ...- Date: Nov 2017
- Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Product Matters!
- Topics: Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Product development - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
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Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software?
Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the possibility of using machine learning to improve, or potentially rewrite, actuarial code within actuarial ...- Authors: Sean Hayward
- Date: Oct 2018
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
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“One of the Best Kept Secrets of the SOA”
“One of the Best Kept Secrets of the SOA” Description of the vast variety of predictive analytics topics covered by the Forecasting & Futurism section and introduction to the July 2015 issue ...- Authors: David Snell
- Date: Jul 2015
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis
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STOCHASTIC APPROACHES TO CORPORATE PLANNING
STOCHASTIC APPROACHES TO CORPORATE PLANNING This teaching session is about conveying to users of models and forecasts how uncertain the outcome of stochastic projections really is. Return on ...- Authors: Frank S Irish
- Date: Apr 1977
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models