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Where are the Actuaries?
Where are the Actuaries? This article is about why actuaries should have integral roles within nearly every IT and business intelligence company serving the insurance industry. Analytics and ...- Authors: Tia Sawhney
- Date: Oct 2008
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence
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Letter from the Chair
Letter from the Chair Chairman’s letter encouraging all actuaries to explore and consider using social media such as texting, LinkedIn, and Facebook. N/A; 4294979373 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...- Authors: Timothy Deitz
- Date: Apr 2010
- Competency: Communication; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Technology & Applications>Social media
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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 ...- Authors: Robert Ream, Justin Bozonier
- Date: Oct 2010
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Technology & Applications>Software
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A Question of Ethics
A Question of Ethics Discussing the need to avoid plagiarism in business. N/A; 4294979414 1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...- Authors: Howard Callif
- Date: Jan 2011
- Competency: Professional Values>Ethical standards
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
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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
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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
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An iPad In Your Future?
An iPad In Your Future? If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, it's a safe bet he would buy a Tablet PC. Will you? Recent sales figures make clear that a multitude of you will... ...- Authors: Richard Junker
- Date: Feb 2012
- Publication Name: CompAct
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Apps for Actuaries Contest
Apps for Actuaries Contest Enter the Apps for Actuaries Contest – You Could Winan iPad! ; by the SOA Enter the Apps for Actuaries Contest – You Could Win an iPad The SOA recently launched a new ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Apr 2012
- Publication Name: CompAct
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Articles Needed
Articles Needed By CompAct Newsletter Your help and participation are needed: Articles, book reviews and other information on technology useful to actuaries are needed! All articles will include ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Apr 2013
- Publication Name: CompAct
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The Actuary’s High-Performance Computing Challenge
The Actuary’s High-Performance Computing Challenge In this article, Microsoft describes how it is meeting the insurance industry's need for increasingly powerful software tools.- Authors: David T Dorfman, Don Canning
- Date: Apr 2008
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: CompAct
- Topics: Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Software