Description: This column discusses the use and management of data withn the computer language R.

Description: Discusses SOA-sponsored apps that are useful to actuaries.

Description: This article explains how one company, American Life of New York, is using innovative applications to improve and speed the underwriting process.

Description: This article covers the American Academy of Actuaries’ “Model Governance Checklist” that was created in response to PBR regulatory model governance needs.

Description: Briefly reviews the history of Information Technology, IT, in the life insurance business. It then talks about the emerging trends in IT management and the impact they likely will have on the work of the life insurance actuary.

Description: Comparison of open code and closed code actuarial modeling systems, focusing on advantages and disadvantages of each group.

Description: How including the intent and rationale of the tax law in system specifications can lead to better software system designs.

Description: In early 2015, the Actuary of the Future section conducted a survey aiming to determine which computer programs actuaries use, and how that usage of these programs differs among disciplines. This article examines the results of this study.

Description: This article discusses using Excel to calculate internal rate of return IRR and the potential complications associated with the task.

Description: This article reviews Spreadsheet Check and Control, a book that provides techniques to avoid errors in spreadsheets and to check existing spreadsheets for errors.