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  • Revisions to the SOA’s GI Textbooks

    Revisions to the SOA’s GI Textbooks By Anthony Cappelletti and Scott LennoxA description of important updates to two SOA GI textbooks. Accounting standards;Professional development;Actuarial ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Dec 2018
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Tax accounting; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Pricing/ratemaking - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Reserves - General Insurance
  • Real Options in Radical Uncertainty: Part 1—The Nature of Risk and Uncertainty

    Real Options in Radical Uncertainty: Part 1—The Nature of Risk and Uncertainty This article is part of a 2 part series on real options analysis (ROA). Before you can understand the limitations of ...

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    • Authors: Bryon Robidoux
    • Date: Sep 2023
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Risks & Rewards
    • Topics: Economics; Economics>Behavioral economics; Economics>Financial markets; Enterprise Risk Management; Enterprise Risk Management>Portfolio management - ERM; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk measurement - ERM
  • The Application of Data Blending to Resolve Unrelated Dimensions: A Tableau Use-Case for Calculating Per Member Per Year

    The Application of Data Blending to Resolve Unrelated Dimensions: A Tableau Use-Case for Calculating Per Member Per Year CMS provides ACOs with monthly claims data for members, including their ...

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    • Date: May 2023
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data; Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Experience Studies & Data>Rate calculations; Experience Studies & Data>Table construction; Technology & Applications>Visualization
  • Exploiting While Exploring: An Introduction to Bayesian Optimization

    Exploiting While Exploring: An Introduction to Bayesian Optimization An introduction to the methods and parameters for Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization in a Life Insurance context. By Nick ...

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    • Authors: Nicholas Hanewinckel
    • Date: Jun 2021
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Life Insurance; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques; Predictive Analytics>Programming languages & tools
  • Surrogate Models: A Comfortable Middle Ground?

    Surrogate Models: A Comfortable Middle Ground? In this article we examine the benefits and drawbacks of using a global surrogate of a black-box model. Are surrogates a comfortable middle ground ...

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    • Authors: Harrison Jones
    • Date: Aug 2021
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis; Predictive Analytics>Modeling techniques
  • Texas Winter Storm 2021: Accounting for Subsequent Events

    Texas Winter Storm 2021: Accounting for Subsequent Events An article that reviews the reporting implications for general insurers and their appointed actuaries for subsequent events using the ...
    • Authors: Anthony Cappelletti
    • Date: Jun 2021
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)
  • New SOA Credential

    New SOA Credential In July 2007, Mike McLaughlin, FIA, FSA, MAAA, became one of the first individuals to add a new credential from the Society of Actuaries after his name: CERA. Short for ...

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    • Authors: Karen Bresson
    • Date: Oct 2007
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Enterprise Risk Management
  • Analytics You Should Know but Don’t

    Analytics You Should Know but Don’t Overview of the session “Analytics You Should Know, but Don’t” which took place at the 2007 SOA Annual Meeting in which R, an open source language for ...

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    • Authors: Steven Craighead
    • Date: Feb 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Fully Reinsured Business: Are the Financial Implications Neutralized, Or Not?

    Fully Reinsured Business: Are the Financial Implications Neutralized, Or Not? The article investigates the reasons behind non-zero financial implications for fully reinsured businesses within the ...

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    • Authors: Tianchi (Paul) Zhang, Ryan Kiefer
    • Date: Nov 2024
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Financial Reporting & Accounting>International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]; Reinsurance>Financial reporting for reinsurance; Reinsurance>Life reinsurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance
  • Addendum to Accounting for Ceded Reinsurance Under LDTI—Constraints

    Addendum to Accounting for Ceded Reinsurance Under LDTI—Constraints As an addendum to a July 2022 article, this article restates the formulas then presented for a framework to measure the ...

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    • Authors: Steven Malerich
    • Date: Jun 2023
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Financial Reporter
    • Topics: Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]; Reinsurance; Reinsurance>Reserving - Reinsurance