Description: To help familiarize actuaries in industry with statistical methods for imputing or modeling race and ethnicity in the U.S., the Institute’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Research Program is seeking a researcher to outline the various methods, including their strengths and weaknesses. The project intent is a methodology review rather than original thinking. The review should assume that the user will be working with structured datasets in an insurance context, for example, data associated with an in-force life or health insurance product.

Description: A call for proposals for research projects exploring recent insurance product innovations and their impacts on the industry. It outlines the background, purpose, objectives, proposal requirements, selection process, submission details, conditions, and conflict of interest disclosures.

Description: Editor Howard Calif introduces the new newsletter design and articles.

Description: Describes Web 2.0 and discusses its benefits.

Description: Call for articles, book reviews, and other pieces for the newsletter.

Description: Column from the Technology Section chair discussing technological advances since the early ‘90s.

Description: MG-ALFA software receives award for The Technical and High Performance Computing Innovation Partner of the Year Award. Microsoft wanted to recognize a partner that innovated by enabling simulation and modeling in the cloud, using windows HPC Server burst capability.

Description: This article discusses the positive aspects of E-prescribing, a transaction in which a physician transmits a prescription directly to a pharmacy through an electronic device. Issue No. 60

Description: A basic introduction to the emerging field - insurance technology

Description: A personal account of how humor in the workplace improved productivity.