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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
  • Letter from the Editors
    Letter from the Editors Andrew Chan is now emeritus co-editor of the CompAct newsletter. He offers a ... Paul Ramirez Andrew Chan is now emeritus co-editor of the CompAct newsletter. He offers a final contribution ...
    • Authors: Paul Ramirez, Richard Junker
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; 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
  • 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
  • Underwriting Evolution
    Underwriting Evolution Presented at May 1996 Spring Meeting. This panel shows how underwriters ... productivity. New screening tests and modification of standards for international markets are also discussed ...

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    • Authors: James Atkins, Richard Braun, Marta Kushnir
    • Date: May 1996
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Underwriting - Life Insurance; 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