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  • The Where of Data Visualization
    professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Rosling’s expertise is in global health, and he focuses in particular ... gapminder.org/data/ Play the animation Watch Rosling’s TED talk on an earlier version of the bubble graph ...
    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Predictive Analytics; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Letter From The Chair
    Letter From The Chair The Technology Section chairperson gives an update on section activities.By ... develop a chess tournament at both the Life & Annuity Symposium and the Annual Meeting. The tournaments ...
    • Authors: Steven Finn
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Letter from the Editors
    newsletter. He offers a final contribution for this issue’s letter, sharing a poignant visit to a client: Computer ... newsletter. He offers a final contribution for this issue’s letter, sharing a poignant visit to a client: “I recently ...
    • 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
  • The What of Data Visualization
    across this graphic from Florence Nightingale, on mortality rates in British war hospitals during the Crimean ... drew several graphs, by hand, to demonstrate mortality rates among the British soldiers, which became ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Parallel cloud computing
    your workflow sup- ports short-running tasks. Table 1 gives an estimate of potential cost reductions ... you have in place with Microsoft Azure or AWS. Table 1 Potential Cost Reductions VM Option Total ...

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    • Authors: Joseph Long, Dan McCurley
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Analytics and the Analytical Iinsurer
    informatics ;Predictive modeling By Stuart Rose Today’s insurers are using analytics throughout the business ... between the likelihood of a claim and the policyholder’s closeness to a large urban area. Actuaries might use ...
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Claims - General Insurance; Predictive Analytics; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Simplifying the Data Management Burden
    data is also part of the data governance charter. It’s OK if the various stakeholders have different definitions ... administrators (TPAs) compared to the number of policies. It’s not uncommon for an insurance company that has grown ...
    • Authors: Bob Hirsch
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing
  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor Introduction to this edition of CompAct with highlights of the content ... regression model of antique car stopping distance(s). Craighead also talks about some tree models in our ...
    • 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
  • The Importance of Data Flow Automation—Garbage In, Garbage Out
    The Importance of Data Flow Automation—Garbage In, Garbage Out Excel is a powerful analytical ... outstanding example was the JP Morgan CIO office’s multi-billion-dollar loss in 2012. One of the findings ...
    • Authors: Andrew Chan
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Horses for Courses
    Horses for Courses Explores the open vs. closed systems debate with regards to actuarial modeling ... reflecting interdependent decrements such as mortality, morbidity, voluntary surrenders, and lapses; ...

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    • Authors: Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Leadership>Change management; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Asset modeling; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Value at risk - Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing; Technology & Applications>Software