Description: A summary of potential future software-induced changes to the insurance industry, with a particular emphasis on machine vision technologies.

Description: David Januszewski looks at the the development of open source software in statistics. By comparing the virtues between SAS, the proprietary software and R, the open source software used by statisticians, he thinks that open source software "can and does coexist with the proprietary software" and "both have a purpose. "He further looks at the availability of the open source software in the actuarial profession and does not see "open source software sweeping across actuarial science like it has with other fields". Dave explains the possible uses and virtues of the open source software to actuaries and asserts that it may be beneficial that the open source is used together with the propriety software.

Description: A first look, and actuarial review of an electronic book for actuaries who wish to learn Excel beyond the basics.

Description: Brains are lazy to conserve energy. This inclination must be overcome to achieve greater creativity and innovation.

Description: An in-depth look at how actuarial skills and competencies picked up in the field can be applied to topics that aren't traditionally actuarial - with this article focusing on card counting in the casino game blackjack.

Description: Issue 38 of Actuary of the Future newsletter, November 2015

Description: This article defines microinsurance, describes its recent emergence and explains the main challenges faced by commercial insurers in serving the low-income market.

Description: Editorial overview and issue introduction

Description: As M2M are exponentially increasing, we will soon see reinventing of whole business models and customer relationships.

Description: A short introduction of the characteristics of Blockchain technology