Simplifying the Data Management Burden Some ideas for taking the data management activities out of actuarial work are described. By Bob Hirsch Data quality;Data warehousing;Informatics;Model ...

Excel as an IT System I was planning on writing this article about six months ago, and never got around to it. Then, I read an article recently published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct ...

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 ...

Cloud Computing For Actuaries - IaaS, PaaS, SaaS—What Do These Mean And Why Do I Care? This article defines cloud computing and informs actuaries how to get the most out of it.By Van Beach ...

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 ...

AI in GI: Overview of an Annual Meeting Session By Anthony Cappelletti A discussion on how Artificial Intelligence may influence general insurance. Computer science;Analytics and informatics; ...

Mental Math In this excerpt from Mental Math, the authors describe a method to check that a list of numbers is summed correctly.By Paul Ramirez Analytics and informatics;Estimation Methods By ...

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.

Why Actuaries Should Start Paying Attention to Python By Andrew M. WebsterA discussion on the computer language Python and its benefits to actuaries. Predictive modeling;Entrepreneurism;Health ...

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 ...