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  • Introduction to Using Graphical Processing Units for Variable
    slower than no GPUs at all! Building a variable annuity guarantee model is way differ- ent than building ... describe different aspects of modeling a variable annuity guarantee. The third part of the article will ...

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    • Authors: Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Dec 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • From R Studio to Real-Time Operations
    system. For this column, we had to devise a lookup table that accomplished a similar result as the underwriter ... “parents”: 0, “fare”: 57.5, “embarked”: “S” } The above data will be transmitted to the deployed ...

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    • Authors: Jeff T Heaton, Edmond Deuser
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Read the December 2017 issue of Predictive Analytics & Futurism published by the Predictive Analytics & Futurism Section.
    Coordinator Ricky Trachtman, FSA, MAAA 2018 Life & Annuity Symposium Coordinator Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA ... Analytics Seminar (PPAS) twice after the Life and Annuity sym- posium. This well attended seminar is a hands-on ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Abstractions & Working Effectively Alongside Artificial Intelligence
    language (a language whose syntax consists of 0’s and 1’s). In software development, one can identify ... the formula for a European call on an underlying S with strike K in the generalized Black-Scholes5 ...

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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
  • Artificial Intelligence and Its Effects on Life Insurance Companies
    insurers the ability to make fine distinctions in mortality risks, resulting in more risk classes. Rather ... heavily regulated than many other companies. 2 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires ...

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    • Authors: Robert Crompton
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Feature Importance in Supervised Training
    .  Feature importance is usually reported as a table that shows the name of each feature, its relative  ... ed. For example,  Table 1 might represent the importance of four features:  Table 1  Sample Feature Importance Ranking  ...

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    • Authors: Jeff T Heaton
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Results From the “2017 Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Trend Forecast”
    Results From the “2017 Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Trend Forecast” A summary of a survey ... benefits that predictive analytics brings to the table outweigh the potential downsides. Contemporary ...

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    • Authors: Ian G Duncan
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • A NEAT Approach to Neural Network Structure
    A NEAT Approach to Neural Network Structure This article discussed the NEAT family of neural ... Networks. Artificial Life 15(2): 185–212. • Risi, S., J. Lehman and K. Stanley. 2010. Evolving the Placement ...

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    • Authors: Jeff T Heaton
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science