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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 ... Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the possibility of using machine ...

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    • 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
  • Letter From The Editors
    Letter From The Editors Actuaries are caught in a perfect storm. Since the global financial crisis erupted ... deliver more information to senior management and at the same time, they have had to comply with new guidelines/standards ...
    • Authors: Andrew Chan, Richard Junker
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor Introduction to this edition of CompAct with highlights of the content of each contributed ... fellow members of the Society of Actuaries Technology Section to the second 2016 edition of CompAct. My ...
    • Authors: Mark Africa, Paul Ramirez
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter From The Chair
    From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions ... sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J. Eddie Smith ...
    • Authors: John Smith
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections
    Anyone who has been in the workforce for more than a few years realizes that the average smartphone now ... power than the computers which were available when they started their career. Most of the early increases ...
    • Authors: Chris Stiefeling
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Table It in Microsoft Excel
    to convince you of the advantages of referring to table data by column name. Instead of referring to data ... using the title at the top of the column. It seems nicer to refer to “Face Amount” instead of “Column ...
    • Authors: Paul Margus
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Why Actuaries Should Start Paying Attention to Python
    Attention to Python By Andrew M. WebsterA discussion on the computer language Python and its benefits to actuaries ... Andrew M. Webster The 2016 movie “Hidden Figures” highlights the careers in the 1960s of three brilliant ...
    • Authors: Andrew Webster
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Introduction to Distributed Computing
    Introduction to Distributed Computing This article explains why distributed computing systems ... have grown in popularity as well as the benefits and drawbacks of implementing them. Big data;Computer ...

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    • Authors: Jason Altieri
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; 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
  • Abstractions & Working Effectively Alongside Artificial Intelligence
    is an abstraction of a lower level language (assembly language). The user at the higher level language ... language layer doesn’t have to worry about the low level as- sembly language layer. Domain specific languages ...

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    • Authors: Dodzi Attimu, Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Dec 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: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • fr-2013-iss93-agarwal
    fr-2013-iss93-agarwal 4294998214 7/8/2013 ... Article from: The Financial Reporter June 2013 – Issue 93 ... really that tough?? The answer is No. Although it involves learning of a lot of new terms, XBRL is ...
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software