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  • Spreadsheet Issues: Pitfalls, Best Practices, and Practical Tips
    Best Practices, and Practical Tips The author has gathered a variety of resources, general theories, and ... and specific practices concerning spreadsheet errors and their avoidance. Computer science; 7527 2/1/2010 ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines
    Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines Summarizing the session "How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines" ... Headlines", on preventing spreadsheet error, from the 2015 SOA Annual Meeting. Presenters were Alex Cires ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • The Importance of Centralization of Actuarial Modeling Functions, Part 2: DevOps - The Path to Actuarial Modernization and Consolidation
    The Importance of Centralization of Actuarial Modeling Functions, Part 2: DevOps - The Path to Actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Apr 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software; Technology & Applications>Automation
  • Tracking the Flow of Money in a Life Insurance Policy to Compute Cost Basis and Distributions
    Tracking the Flow of Money in a Life Insurance Policy to Compute Cost Basis and Distributions How including ... including the intent and rationale of the tax law in system specifications can lead to better software ...

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    • Authors: Scott Koehler
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Public Policy; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Excel as an IT System
    published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct entitled “Spreadsheets—the Aging Friend of Actuaries.” ... We consider the reasons why IT-developed systems are considered less risky, and apply the same fundamental ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • The Modeling Platform
    The Modeling Platform The April 2016 Issue of The Modeling Platform Financial accounting controls;Standards ... controls;Standards of practice;Operational risks;model validation;modeling efficiency;assumptions;ERM;Product ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Life Insurance>Policyholder behavior - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Universal life; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Software
  • System Peer Review
    System Peer Review This article covers the importance of a system peer review within the ... Review This article covers the importance of a system peer review within the systems change control process ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Spreadsheet Controls-How to Prevent a Fire
    Spreadsheet Controls-How to Prevent a Fire A summary of the risk that the use of spreadsheets ... summary of the risk that the use of spreadsheets pose, along with key controls to reduce the risk. Financial ...

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    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • System Access and Change Controls
    begin to crest over the horizon. Many companies are currently in the process of either formalizing their ... undertakings in mind, this article discusses a number of valuable components commonly incorporated in formal ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Model Governance Checklist
    Model Governance Checklist This article covers the American Academy of Actuaries’ “Model Governance ... Governance Checklist This article covers the American Academy of Actuaries’ “Model Governance Checklist” ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Software