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  • Experts Debate Minus-28 Fix for Y2K

    Experts Debate Minus-28 Fix for Y2K Discusses various quick fixes for Y2K computer issue. Computer science;Enterprise risk management=ERM;Risk assessment; 11114 5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Ara C Trembly
    • Date: May 1999
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Parallel Cloud Computing

    Parallel Cloud Computing This article shares our experience of using the cloud to do large-scale parallel processing and discusses some background regarding the cloud. 6442481991 4/1/2018 ...

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    • Authors: Joseph Charles Long
    • Date: Apr 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Software
  • The Microsoft Excel OFFSET Function

    The Microsoft Excel OFFSET Function This article discusses the powerful but yet infrequently used OFFSET function in Excel. Computer science; 8979 1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Damian Birnstihl
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Mobile Technology for the Life Insurance Producer: Is It a Fad or the Future? Carrier-produced apps are becoming the industry standard

    Mobile Technology for the Life Insurance Producer: Is It a Fad or the Future? Carrier-produced apps are becoming the industry standard Ignoring the mobile technology revolution may place ...
    • Authors: Karen Monks
    • Date: Sep 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications>Software
  • 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
  • Parallel Computing on Multi-Processor Computers Using Freely Available Tools

    Parallel Computing on Multi-Processor Computers Using Freely Available Tools This article discusses the emergence of multi-processor computers and the importance of acquiring parallel computing ...

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    • Authors: Nariankadu Shyamalkumar
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Our Experiences with Agile

    Our Experiences with Agile Discusses MG-ALFA development team's transition to an Agile software-development process. Computer science; 4294979399 10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Robert Ream, Justin Bozonier
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • The Modeling Platform

    The Modeling Platform The April 2016 Issue of The Modeling Platform Financial accounting controls;Standards of practice;Operational risks;model validation;modeling efficiency;assumptions;ERM; ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; 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: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Life Insurance>Policyholder behavior - Life Insurance; Life Insurance>Universal life; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Deterministic models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Scenario generation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; 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
  • The Actuary’s High-Performance Computing Challenge

    The Actuary’s High-Performance Computing Challenge In this article, Microsoft describes how it is meeting the insurance industry's need for increasingly powerful software tools.

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    • Authors: David T Dorfman, Don Canning
    • Date: Apr 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Software