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  • Parallel Computing on Multi-Processor Computers Using Freely Available Tools

    Parallel Computing on Multi-Processor Computers Using Freely Available Tools This article discusses the emergence of multi-processor computers and the importance of acquiring parallel computing ...

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    • Authors: Nariankadu Shyamalkumar
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Implemeting VM 20

    Implemeting VM 20 The purpose of this article is to discuss potential issues and considerations that may be encountered with the implementation of VM 20. Crucial considerations include the ...

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    • Authors: Claudel Laguerre
    • Date: Jul 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Product Matters!
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance
  • Enhancing The Benefit: How Successful Limited Benefit Health Plans Answer The Demand For A More Robust Product

    Enhancing The Benefit: How Successful Limited Benefit Health Plans Answer The Demand For A More Robust Product Feature article discussing limited benefit health plans as alternative options to ...

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    • Authors: Curt A Wieden
    • Date: Sep 2009
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance
  • Tales of a Journey of Discovery

    Tales of a Journey of Discovery The article discovers that mortality is higher for females than for males at higher ages, and suggests "stress" as the explanation. It then discusses ...

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    • Authors: John M Bragg
    • Date: Jul 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Gender factors; Demography>Longevity; Demography>Population data; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality
  • Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility

    Calibrating Risk Score Model with Partial Credibility by Shea Parkes and Brad Armstrong Learn how to use concepts like ridge regression to train a model with partial credibility. Predictive ...
    • Authors: Sheamus Parkes, Brad Armstrong
    • Date: Oct 2015
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; 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: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods; Predictive Analytics
  • 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
  • Affordable Retirement Income Through Savings and Annuities

    Affordable Retirement Income Through Savings and Annuities This paper explores a proposed compulsory savings program combined with transparent investment vehicles designed to promote competition ...

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    • Authors: Donald Fuerst
    • Date: Dec 2012
    • Competency: Professional Values>Public interest representation; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Topics: Annuities>Variable annuities; Pensions & Retirement>Plan design; Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks; Public Policy
  • Lazy Brains

    Lazy Brains Brains are lazy to conserve energy. This inclination must be overcome to achieve greater creativity and innovation. Alternative careers; 7993 11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Steve L Robbins
    • Date: Nov 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Actuary of the Future
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • 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.

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    • 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
  • Cool Tech

    Cool Tech In this article the author introduces a new column, Cool Tech, which will provide information each quarter about open-source software and projects from the web. Computer science; 8988 7 ...

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    • Authors: Matthew C Wilson
    • Date: Jul 2008
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Software