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  • Effectively Mitigating Spreadsheet Risk In Insurance
    Risk In Insurance The power and flexibility of Microsoft Office Excel have made in the ubiquitous analysis ... analysis tool of choice for insurance companies in determining premiums and the risk value of clients. This ...

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    • Authors: Eric Perry
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • The (absolutely) Best App of all time
    The (absolutely) Best App of all time <p>Let’s see if we not only can find a good app, not even just ... great app—how about finding the best app of all time? That’s the goal of this article. </p> ; By Dave ...
    • Authors: David Kester
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Written communication
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Effectively Mitigating Spreadsheet Risk in Insurance
    Effectively Mitigating Spreadsheet Risk in Insurance This article ... discusses the importance of establishing effective spreadsheet controls to mitigate the risk of errors and ...

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    • Authors: Eric Perry
    • Date: Apr 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Spreadsheets—the Aging Friend of Actuaries
    Spreadsheets—the Aging Friend of Actuaries Is the Excel spreadsheet an actuary’s best friend? It appears ... appears that the life and pension industry is meandering blindly into a world of endless spreadsheets and ...
    • Authors: Mark Grall
    • Date: Apr 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Reducing the Risk in Excel Risk Modeling
    Reducing the Risk in Excel Risk Modeling Discusses ways to minimize errors in Excel spreadsheets used ...

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    • Authors: Rickard Warnelid
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • The What of Data Visualization
    The What of Data Visualization Reviews different software and/or language choices for data visualization ... visualization based on 6 dimensions. Number 4 out of a series of 5 articles on data visualization. Big data ...

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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
  • End-User Computing: Solving the Problem
    End-User Computing: Solving the Problem End-user computing (EUC) applications (such as Microsoft Excel ... continue to present challenges for organizations. On the one hand, EUCs provide a great benefit by allowing ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • The End Users Justify the Means: II—The Wrath of Numerate Decision-Makers
    The End Users Justify the Means: II—The Wrath of Numerate Decision-Makers This article discusses best ... best practices in designing spreadsheets with the end-user in mind. Computer science; 8998 1/1/2009 ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jan 2009
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Spreadsheet Check and Control: A Book Review
    Spreadsheet Check and Control: A Book Review This article reviews Spreadsheet Check and Control, ... techniques to avoid errors in spreadsheets and to check existing spreadsheets for errors. Computer science; ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jul 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software?
    Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the ... Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the possibility of using machine ...

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    • Authors: Sean Hayward
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software