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  • 51st Annual Actuarial Research Conference
    51st Annual Actuarial Research Conference By Laurie Derechin Laurie Derechin recaps the 51st annual Actuarial Research Conference.  Accountable Care Organizations;Asset Liability Management; ...
    • Authors: Laurie Derechin
    • Date: Oct 2016
    • Competency: Leadership; Professional Values; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Enterprise Risk Management; General Insurance (Property & Casualty); Health & Disability>Health insurance; Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Predictive Analytics
  • Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization courses: A review
    Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization courses: A review A review of the Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization courses with special emphasis on how they may be useful to actuaries.

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    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility
    Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility This article describes a method that can be useful when re-fitting a risk score model to a population of only moderate size. Learn how to use ...

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    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes, Bradley Armstrong
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • 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: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics
  • My PA Certificate Experience
    My PA Certificate Experience Article describing content and key takeaways from experience completing the SOA PA Certificate Regression analysis, statistical methods, cluster analysis By Justin ...

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    • Authors: Justin Serebro
    • Date: Mar 2024
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques; Predictive Analytics>Programming languages & tools
  • Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility
    Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility by Shea Parkes and Brad Armstrong Learn how to use concepts like ridge regression to train a model with partial credibility. Predictive ...
    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes, Brad Armstrong
    • Date: Oct 2015
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; 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: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Predictive Analytics
  • Case Study: Improving Projections with Predictive Analytics
    Case Study: Improving Projections with Predictive Analytics First article in a series that walks through the progression from developing LTC assumptions using traditional methods to doing so ...

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    • Authors: Missy Gordon, Joseph Long
    • Date: Dec 2017
    • 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: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics
  • Validating a Novel Health Insurance Fraud Detection Method
    Validating a Novel Health Insurance Fraud Detection Method This article describes methodologies for detection and deterrence of Medicare fraud. It also describes the validation of PRIDIT for ...

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    • Authors: Robert D Lieberthal, Elias
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; 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: Risk Management
    • Topics: Economics>Health economics; Enterprise Risk Management; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Health information technology; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Public financing - Health & Disability; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Predictive Analytics
  • Python Libraries for Mortality Modeling
    Python Libraries for Mortality Modeling Python is the leading programming language for data science. Python programming is one skill that actuaries should acquire. It facilitates analytic work, ...

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    • Authors: Carlos Brioso
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Analytics>Programming languages & tools
  • Case 3: Improving LTC Projections with Predictive Analytics
    Case 3: Improving LTC Projections with Predictive Analytics Third article in a series on how to use predictive analytics to improve the development of long-term care projection assumptions.

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    • Authors: Missy Gordon, Joseph Long
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; 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: Long-Term Care News
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics
  • Mortality Improvement: The Ultimate Onion
    Mortality Improvement: The Ultimate Onion Identifies current trends and considerations when setting the mortality improvement assumption for individual life insurance in the US. Life reinsurance; ...

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    • Authors: Jay Biehl, Edward Hui
    • Date: Nov 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Demography>Population data; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Predictive Analytics; Reinsurance>Life reinsurance; Reinsurance>General reinsurance