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  • System Peer Review
    System Peer Review This article covers the importance of a system peer review within the systems change control process and offers suggestions for creating more robust controls. Model Validation; ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Excel as an IT System
    Excel as an IT System I was planning on writing this article about six months ago, and never got around to it. Then, I read an article recently published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct ...
    • 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
  • Abstractions & Working Effectively Alongside Artificial Intelligence
    Abstractions & Working Effectively Alongside Artificial Intelligence This article explains how to create more maintainable models using abstractions by relating it to option, machine ...

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    • Authors: Dodzi Attimu, Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Dec 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Why Actuaries Should Start Paying Attention to Python
    Why Actuaries Should Start Paying Attention to Python By Andrew M. WebsterA discussion on the computer language Python and its benefits to actuaries. Predictive modeling;Entrepreneurism;Health ...
    • Authors: Andrew Webster
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • The Importance of Centralization of Actuarial Modeling Functions, Part 2: DevOps - The Path to Actuarial Modernization and Consolidation
    The Importance of Centralization of Actuarial Modeling Functions, Part 2: DevOps - The Path to Actuarial Modernization and Consolidation This article introduces IT DevOps to actuaries and how it ...

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    • Authors: Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Apr 2020
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software; Technology & Applications>Automation
  • Spreadsheet Issues: Pitfalls, Best Practices, and Practical Tips
    Spreadsheet Issues: Pitfalls, Best Practices, and Practical Tips The author has gathered a variety of resources, general theories, and specific practices concerning spreadsheet errors and their ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Spreadsheet Controls-How to Prevent a Fire
    Spreadsheet Controls-How to Prevent a Fire A summary of the risk that the use of spreadsheets pose, along with key controls to reduce the risk. Financial reporting;Financial accounting controls; ...

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    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • System Access and Change Controls
    System Access and Change Controls Actuarial systems access and change controls are hot topics these days as modeling continues to increase in complexity and as new modeling regulations may begin ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Model Governance Checklist
    Model Governance Checklist This article covers the American Academy of Actuaries’ “Model Governance Checklist” that was created in response to PBR regulatory model governance needs. PBR;Model ...

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    • Authors: Michael Failor
    • Date: Apr 2017
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Tracking the Flow of Money in a Life Insurance Policy to Compute Cost Basis and Distributions
    Tracking the Flow of Money in a Life Insurance Policy to Compute Cost Basis and Distributions How including the intent and rationale of the tax law in system specifications can lead to better ...

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    • Authors: Scott Koehler
    • Date: Oct 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Taxing Times
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Public Policy; Technology & Applications>Software