Description: How to deal with worst practices in spreadsheets and still have verifiable results.

Description: Our paradigm constrains our view of the world, but also provides guidance on how we address and solve problems.

Description: This newsletter column by the Modeling Section Chair reflects on his attendance at the 2015 Actuarial Research Conference in Toronto and the relationships between practicing actuaries in industry and those in academia, and specifically those involved in research. How can we help promote academics research that is effective and relevant for practical use? Hopefully the Modeling Section might facilitate that effort.

Description: While Model Efficiency and Model Governance may seem like completely separate topics, there is an intersection of them that should be of growing interest to modeling actuaries. This column from the Modeling Section Chair explores this area, asking how we will govern the increasing use of innovative modeling efficiency techniques.

Description: This article covers the American Academy of Actuaries’ “Model Governance Checklist” that was created in response to PBR regulatory model governance needs.

Description: December 2015 issue of The Modeling Platform

Description: This article walks through the history of model efficiency in the U.S. life insurance industry, examines its current application, and looks ahead to what we might expect to see in the future.

Description: A brief survey of articles in this issue

Description: An observation is made regarding the impact interest rate scenarios have on VM-20 stochastic reserves.

Description: A high level review of recent developments in the area of professional standards of practice on Modeling, with exploration of a few of the contentious issues.