Description: This is a letter from the editor. This issue completes his first year as editor.

Description: This article is about the critical role of actuaries in IT projects.

Description: This article includes a description of robotic process automation as it relates to actuarial departments. Robotic process automation is becoming more prevalent in actuarial departments as different regulatory changes cause the processes to be more complex. As robotic process automation takes over more jobs, actuaries will have to enhance and evolve their skillsets to better complement the new tools. This article provides an introduction for actuaries to inform them what they should expect, and how they can adapt to these changes.

Description: This article is about why actuaries should have integral roles within nearly every IT and business intelligence company serving the insurance industry.

Description: Feature article discussing the uses and advantages of Twitter.

Description: Describes some popular current apps for actuaries.

Description: Chair highlights some of the key issues and hot topics for the Technology Section.

Description: In the world of digital excitement, Blockchain is the newest kid on the technology block. Pull up any search engine, punch in “Blockchain” and find yourself inundated with articles praising improvements over current centralized network systems that many insurers use. But is this praise warranted, and does Blockchain truly cure all ails? In this article, we pose commonly asked questions as well as provide answers from the perspective of an insurance company.