Description: This article is a brief overview of what digital health is, how it is regulated, and who some of the big unicorns are.

Description: First part of a four-part series about clarifying data terminology.

Description: Discusses using the tseries package in the R computer language for developing historical series of data.

Description: This article summarizes IT trends that impact life, health and P&C insurance providers as revealed by Gartner's research.

Description: This article discusses new develpments in computer technology including artificial intelligence, use of stochastic models and use of quantum mechanics in building computers.

Description: Editorial describing issue’s contents.

Description: This discussion is about the problems created or anticipated from an administratice and organization point of view as a result of the responsibility for computer operations. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1961, Vol. 13 Pt. 2

Description: CMS provides ACOs with monthly claims data for members, including their medical visits and ACO program eligibility. This data can be divided into Membership and Claims tables through the ETL process. However, when calculating PMPY at specific levels of detail using these tables, issues arise due to unrelated dimensions, leading to inaccurate and understated results. This article presents a solution to this problem by utilizing Tableau's data blending capabilities.

Description: Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) represent an innovative suite of cryptographic algorithms that empower the insurance community to validate the accuracy of sensitive information without revealing the actual information itself. Mutation with the use of non-traditional data entering the insurance processes of customer acquisition and in-force management is currently taking place. A shift toward using non-traditional data in insurance customer acquisition and in-force management processes is currently taking place. This evolution is captured in the Australian market through surveys and interviews. Come and join us to learn about these two new research studies that open up the possibilities for the insurance industry to be more efficient in delivering its value to the society.

Description: Read the October 2018 issue of CompAct published by the Technology Section.