Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Diego, CA, June 22-23, 2000 The panel discussion covered: · The basic concepts underlying fuzzy logic · Current applications to risk classification and pricing · Possible future uses of fuzzy logic · The basic concepts underlying neural networks · Current applications of neural networks in life insurance · Possible future uses of neural networks

Description: This digest of special presentation by the Committee on New Recording Means and Computing Devices reviews progress in technology and describes the approach to an electronic operating system for Ordinary insurance. This discussion highlights and describes Punch Card Computer operation and Magnetic Tape computers.

Description: Most courses in Excel, Word, PowerPoint or other Microsoft Office products stop just short of teaching you the highly productive things you can do with Visual Basic for Applications VBA, the powerful language that comes free with your purchase of Microsoft Office. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 3.

Description: Panelists present a basic overview of the internet and its potential uses. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This presentation is from the Digest of Informal Discussion, Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1955 Volume 7, Number 17. This discussion on technology reviews recent [as of 1955] uses of electronic data processing equipment and major computer installations. The speakers also look at the prospects of joint use of large-scale installations by two or more companies, and discuss specific actuarial activities that can be accommodated by electronic data processing machinery, such as calculation of dividends, cash values, and policy reserves.

Description: This session will explore the practical aspects of bringing models to production, maintenance and management through its entire lifespan. Topics covered will include: production considerations, versioning, documentation, peer review and monitoring the model over its lifespan.

Description: The panel discusses the cost feasibility of a large scale computer being shared by a group of smaller companies, applications found for medium sized computers and the extent companies are using deck size electronic computers. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1959, Vol. 11, No. 29 AB.

Description: Discusses cost-benefit decision-making for acquiring electronic data-processing equipment and installation issues, ability of small companies to compete in pension trust arena, effectiveness of various agency compensation programs in stimulating sales and improving persistency, success of sales to substandard risks and rating methods, and pricing, reinsurance and experience with individual hospital and medical policies.

Description: The panelists of this session 142PD of the New Orleans Annual Meeting discuss how they got into computer science and explain the various types of activities involved in their jobs as actuaries in computer science. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 27, No. 3, Session 142PD.

Description: This 1981 session focused on Recent Trends in Computer Technology including: i. What is the new hardware? 2. What opportunities are offered by the new hardware? a Administrative/service-oriented possibilities I Totality of information storage 2 Paperless administration/elimination of hard copy records 3 Effect on user 4 Different/flexible structure of information 5 On-line processing concurrent with data processing b Product-oriented possibilities i Universal life 2 Flexible premium annuities 3 Adjustable life 4 Retired lives reserve 5 Bank annuities 6 Variable life/annuities From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 3.