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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
  • Letter From The Editors
    Letter From The Editors Actuaries are caught in a perfect storm. Since the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, actuaries have had to deliver more information to senior management and at the ...
    • Authors: Andrew Chan, Richard Junker
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Editor
    Letter from the Editor Introduction to this edition of CompAct with highlights of the content of each contributed article. By Mark Africa and Paul Ramirez  Data quality;Predictive ...
    • Authors: Mark Africa, Paul Ramirez
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • DevOps: A Journey to an Efficient Regulatory Compliance Practice
    DevOps: A Journey to an Efficient Regulatory Compliance Practice Importance of bringing the DevOps mechanism in order to reduce the operational risks and to create a stable audit compliance ...

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    • Authors: Soumava Dey
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Actuaries Looking to the SCAI for Answers
    Actuaries Looking to the SCAI for Answers Discusses the use of a multi-tier Scalable Cloud Actuarial Infrastructure, SCAI, to meet capacity challenges for actuarial computing. Computer science; ...

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    • Authors: Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • Letter From The Chair
    Letter From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J.
    • Authors: John Smith
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Tables Database goes XtbML part 2
    Tables Database goes XtbML part 2 In Part 1 of this article, we reviewed the history that led to the large database of actuarial tables in electronic form. This database is now being actively ...
    • Authors: Stephen Strommen
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Table It in Microsoft Excel
    Table It in Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Tables are excellent for manipulating data. This article will explain some techniques that have proved useful in my personal experience. ; By Paul ...
    • Authors: Paul Margus
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software?
    Machine Learning, Skynet or the Future of Actuarial Software? This article explores the possibility of using machine learning to improve, or potentially rewrite, actuarial code within actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Sean Hayward
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Letter from the Editors
    Letter from the Editors Welcome fellow members of the Society of Actuaries Technology Section to the third 2016 edition of CompAct. We have fallen short on our goal to deliver four issues for ...
    • Authors: Mark D Africa, Paul Ramirez
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: 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: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing