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  • Simple and Effective Reserve Practices
    Simple and Effective Reserve Practices When setting reserves, multiple methods are often used in the creation of the reserve estimate. Judgment is warranted to combine these different estimates ...

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    • Authors: Christopher Coulter, Dale Cap, Kevin McCoy
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • PBA Reserves and Capital Modeling Efficiency: Representative Scenarios and Predictive Modeling
    PBA Reserves and Capital Modeling Efficiency: Representative Scenarios and Predictive Modeling Technical paper on how to efficiently perform scenario testing for principle-based approaches.

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    • Authors: Steven Craighead
    • Date: Jun 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Inforce Data Compression Methods for Actuarial Modeling
    Inforce Data Compression Methods for Actuarial Modeling Presented at August 2011 46th Actuarial Research Conference. Compression methods improve model run time. This talk discusses compression ...

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    • Authors: Matthew Wininger
    • Date: Aug 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Why You Needed To Have Power Pivot Yesterday
    Why You Needed To Have Power Pivot Yesterday This is the first article in a series relating to Microsoft’s Power BI suite of programs. By Tim Heng Monte Carlo simulation;modeling efficiency; ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
  • Modeling Variable Annuity Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefits
    Modeling Variable Annuity Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefits Discussion of the biases understatement of risk/reserves that arise when aggregating cells in modeling Variable Annuity Minimum ...

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    • Authors: Donald A Skokan
    • Date: Sep 2003
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Annuities>Guaranteed living benefits; Annuities>Pricing - Annuities; Annuities>Reserves - Annuities; Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation
  • More Efficient Monte Carlo Simulations for Mortality Assumption Testing
    More Efficient Monte Carlo Simulations for Mortality Assumption Testing More Efficient Monte Carlo Simulations for Mortality Assumption Testing Monte Carlo simulation;Mortality ...

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    • Authors: Douglas Robbins
    • Date: Jun 2003
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
  • The Modeling Platform
    The Modeling Platform The April 2016 Issue of The Modeling Platform Financial accounting controls;Standards of practice;Operational risks;model validation;modeling efficiency;assumptions;ERM; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; 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: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Life Insurance>Policyholder behavior - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Universal life; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch
    Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch Health Watch, Issue 79, December 2015, Health Watch Critical illness insurance;Ethics;Health reserves;Health Research;Cause-of-death mortality; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Influence; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; 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: Health Watch
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Health & Disability>Critical illness insurance; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • The Modeling Platform, November 2017, Issue 6
    The Modeling Platform, November 2017, Issue 6 November 2017 issue of The Modeling Platform by the Modeling Section. Practical information for actuaries, trends that impact section, section ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency
  • Health Section Issues New IBNR Study
    Health Section Issues New IBNR Study Summary of the health section council’s research project to assess the accuracy of commonly used IBNR estimation methods over a wide range of scenarios.

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    • Authors: Steven Siegel, Cabe Chadick
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Health & Disability>Health care; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency