Description: This is a collection of essays on this topic published by the Society of Actuaries Research Institute in 2024 which discusses the risks emerging from artificial intelligence (AI) widespread use, including short-term risks like privacy erosion and economic disruption, as well as long-term risks like existential threats and biased decision-making.

Description: The purpose of this report is to examine, from an actuarial perspective, how well current evaluation techniques serve the needs of key decision-makers, such as payers, providers and consumers, and to provide guidance on how to apply the various techniques during the decision-making process. This evaluation will be based on two assessments prepared by the sponsor of this research, the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI), a nonprofit initiative that provides independent evaluations of innovative digital health technologies to improve health and lower costs. Using evidence-based research, PHTI analyzes not only the clinical benefits of a new technology and its potential financial impact, but also the impact on equity, privacy and security.

Description: Nathan Pohle and Darryl Wagner believe actuaries can benefit from new technologies in predictive analytics and life insurance.

Description: Bias Awareness in Model Governance

Description: Using the Internet as a Pricing Tool clinical background information, defining the change in coverage, collecting data, data quality and data limitations. Issue No. 39.

Description: Discusses the benefits of using the Web-based version of the newsletter instead of the paper version.

Description: Discusses useful resources for actuaries available on the Web.

Description: Discusses how to use the Dependent Multivariate Fractional Brownian Motion, or DMFBM, function in the computer language R. The function can be used for, among other things, calculating quantities such as reserve requirements for a block of variable annuities with living benefit riders.

Description: Opinion piece about when, how, and why actuaries need approximations.

Description: This article covers many activites of the Technology Section and personnel changes in that section. The explosion of 'Apps' for various techno-toys is mentioned. Also the Competency Framework tool of the SOA is explained.