Description: The author provides an overview of terms that have gained favor in sociology, physics, engineering and anthropology that should be of interest to actuaries.

Description: Brief article on my SOA preliminary exam taking process. Includes specific steps taken on a daily basis to earn a passing mark for SOA Exams P, C, FM, and IFM.

Description: This article addresses the risks associated with poor data quality and the importance of establishing effective data governance.

Description: This article is about why actuaries should have integral roles within nearly every IT and business intelligence company serving the insurance industry.

Description: Using the copula package in the R computing language for ERM modeling.

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

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.

Description: There are many factors driving digitalization but a reliable and meaningful data architecture is the basic prerequisite to a successful digitalization strategy.

Description: This article, Spreadsheet Controls Add Risk Resilience, spotlights why spreadsheets have stood the test of time and how they help contribute to an actuary’s success. It also discusses common causes of data integrity issues relative to spreadsheets. And, offers insight into controls that can be utilized to helps actuaries solve these issues and ensure the accuracy and consistency of the data on which they base their analysis.