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  • Horses for Courses
    Horses for Courses Explores the open vs. closed systems debate with regards to actuarial modeling and exposes the over-simplification. Valuable for anyone who uses models. stochastic models; ...

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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
  • Disparate Origins Of Life And Non-Life Insurances
    Disparate Origins Of Life And Non-Life Insurances Article Disparate Origins Of Life And Non-Life Insurances by Beard in The Actuary, February 1979, Volume 13, Number 2 Catastrophic risk;Health ...

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    • Authors: Robert E Beard
    • Date: Feb 1979
    • Competency: 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: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM; Health & Disability>Health risks; Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Non-forfeiture benefits; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • The next step forward: Can one actuarial system do it all?
    The next step forward: Can one actuarial system do it all? The next evolution of actuarial systems in the U.S. will likely be a move toward a single system solution. This article defines a single ...

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    • Authors: Corey A Carriker, Jason Morton, Ryan Kiefer
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • Quantifying Pandemic Risk
    Quantifying Pandemic Risk Using the recent West Africa Ebola outbreak as an example, the authors discuss several modeling approaches that can be useful for estimating pandemic risk. Catastrophic ...

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    • Authors: Nita Madhav, James Fullam
    • Date: Jan 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • How to Prevent the Big Mistake
    How to Prevent the Big Mistake This article deals with enterprise risk management and how the techniques contained within the discipline can help prevent unforeseen large mistakes in strategy, ...

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    • Authors: Edward Betteto
    • Date: Mar 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management; Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Portfolio management - Finance & Investments; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Sensitivity testing; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models