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  • Recommended Application: Instapaper

    Recommended Application: Instapaper Discusses the benefits of using the Instapaper application to manage and retrieve web articles. N/A; 4294979420 1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: John Smith
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • 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
  • R Corner – Graphics

    R Corner – Graphics Discusses the graphics capabilities of the computer language R. Computer science; 4294979372 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Steven Craighead
    • Date: Apr 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • Reducing the Risk in Excel Risk Modeling

    Reducing the Risk in Excel Risk Modeling Discusses ways to minimize errors in Excel spreadsheets used for risk modeling. N/A; 4294979422 1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Rickard Warnelid
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • The End Users Justify The Means III: The Search For Problems

    The End Users Justify The Means III: The Search For Problems This article discusses the management and testing of spreadsheets. Audits;Computer science; 8914 4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Apr 2009
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
  • How to Select Actuarial Software

    How to Select Actuarial Software This article discusses the considerations and process of selecting actuarial software. N/A; 11234 11/1/2009 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: David Fishbaum
    • Date: Nov 2009
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Small Talk
    • Topics: 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
  • 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
  • Excel as an IT System

    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 ...
    • Authors: Tim Heng
    • Date: Oct 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Enterprise Risk Management>Operational risks; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk; 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