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  • Mental Math
    Mental Math In this issue’s installment, we consider one of the classic feats of mental calculation: ... the week of anyone’s birthday. ; By Paul Ramirez A DAY FOR ANY DATE In this issue’s installment, we consider ...
    • Authors: Paul Ramirez
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • The Why of Data Visualization
    Often, we go with the approaches in the prior year’s report (if one exists) or use the default choices ... be seen in the Telegraph UK article “Shakespeare’s 74 Death Scenes in a Single Play More Gory Than Game ...
    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Mar 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • The Who of Data Visualization
    information on how one goes about making the graphs. That’s fine, because people later in this article do give ... (listed below, with links to their Amazon pages). Tufte’s Resources Books The Visual Display of Quantitative ...
    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Excel as an IT System
    “There’s poor version control in a spreadsheet—lots of different versions are floating around.” “It’s easy ... “There’s poor version control in software—lots of different versions are floating around.” “It’s easy to ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Why "Simple" Doesn't Mean "Transparent" Financial Modelling
    based on a tongue-in-cheek blog posted on Corality’s website in April. We will look at an edited version ... based on a tongue-in-cheek blog posted on Corality’s website in April. We will look at an edited version ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • A Question of Ethics
    aspx[2/14/2012 10:58:02 PM] ISSUE 38 | JANUARY 2011 Table of Contents CompAct Editorial January 2011 Letter ... Nonlinear Interpolation With Excel To Construct U.S. Treasury Bond Yield Curve R Corner - Creating ...

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    • Authors: Howard Callif
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Meatloaf and Spreadsheets
    named Tim Worstall. The article is titled “Microsoft’s Excel Might Be the Most Dangerous Software on The ... actuarial consulting company in Des Moines, Iowa. David's focus is converting actuarial beasts into beauties ...
    • Authors: David Kester
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • Predictive Modeling
    Predictive Modeling This article describes the power of predictive modeling and its potential ... actuary’s natural toolkit. Take the example of a mortality study. Life actuaries will use the tools and ...

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    • Authors: Barry D Senensky
    • Date: Jul 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications
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