Description: The session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting analyzes statutory and GAAP financial statements, including internal rate of return IRR, return on equity ROE, embedded value, source of earnings analysis, actual versus forecast and trend analysis. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: This session discussed three dramatic shifts in everyday economic relationships: 1 From matter to information, 2 From firms to individuals, and 3 From sellers to buyers. The instructor discussed application service providers and their impact on the economy and the Internet.

Description: This presentation is a lecture, session 57L, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. The speaker provides context and general background on business intelligence [BI], including topics such as online analytical processing [OLAP], and provides some examples. Next is a basic discussion of data modeling. The speaker then reviews the technology and tools currently on the marketplace, and finally discusses implementation strategy in terms of how actuaries work with IT in this area. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.