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  • Spreadsheets—the Aging Friend of Actuaries

    Spreadsheets—the Aging Friend of Actuaries Is the Excel spreadsheet an actuary’s best friend? It appears that the life and pension industry is meandering blindly into a world of endless ...
    • Authors: Mark Grall
    • Date: Apr 2012
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software

  • Letter From The Editors

    Letter From The Editors Getting our hands around a vast expansion of operating data and communicating it meaningfully is a core skill of actuaries operating in the 2012 risk management era. To ...
    • Authors: Richard Junker, Andrew Chan
    • Date: Feb 2012
    • Publication Name: CompAct

  • GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections

    GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections GPUs are structured differently from CPUs in that they are designed to process many small programs or functions ...
    • Authors: Chris Stiefeling
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software

  • Cloud Computing For Actuaries - IaaS, PaaS, SaaS—What Do These Mean And Why Do I Care?

    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 By Van ...
    • Authors: Van Beach
    • Date: Oct 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Dynamic simulation models; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Simulation; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models; Technology & Applications>Computer science

  • Mental Math

    Mental Math In this issue’s installment, we consider one of the classic feats of mental calculation: how to figure out the day of the week of anyone’s birthday. By Paul Ramirez A DAY FOR ANY DATE ...
    • Authors: Paul Ramirez
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices

  • The Importance of Data Flow Automation—Garbage In, Garbage Out

    The Importance of Data Flow Automation—Garbage In, Garbage Out Excel is a powerful analytical tool that we all use to build management reports, develop financial models and even massage data.
    • Authors: Andrew Chan
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics

  • Articles Needed for CompAct newsletter

    Articles Needed for CompAct newsletter Your help and participation are needed: Articles, book reviews and other information on technology useful to actuaries are needed! ... Your help and ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2012
    • Publication Name: CompAct

  • CompAct, Issue No. 47 | April 2013

    CompAct, Issue No. 47 | April 2013 Full issue of the February 2013 issue No.47 CompAct newsletter. 47 4294996600 Society of Actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Apr 2013
    • Publication Name: CompAct

  • R Corner – Predictive Modeling - Data

    R Corner – Predictive Modeling - Data When developing any actuarial model, frequently locating and analyzing data actually takes the majority of your time. So, in this article, a look at two ...
    • Authors: Steven Craighead
    • Date: Mar 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data

  • 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  By Mark Africa and Paul Ramirez ...
    • 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
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