Description: Editors' column for the April 2019 issue of CompAct.

Description: A discussion of techniques that can help manage model risk and complexity.

Description: This article talks about practitioners working with academics.

Description: An overview of the 14th annual International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, held at the University of Toronto.

Description: Announcement of an open position at the Assistant Professor level in Actuarial Science at University of Connecticut.

Description: Announcement that learning objectives for Exam MLC, MODELS FOR LIFE CONTINGENCIES, are being revised and will be in place for the spring 2012 administration of this examination.

Description: This article outlines the results of the appointed actuaries survey to gather information on current practices related to asset adequacy analysis performed in 2008 by the Financial Reporting Section Council.

Description: This is the second in a series of articles about accounting for reinsurance under GAAP Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (LDTI). It looks at GAAP, as amended by LDTI, as if there were no precedent, specifically focused on products that require net premium reserves. With possible objectives for compliance, performance, and simplicity, it describes calculation techniques that could achieve all three objectives for a variety of long-duration reinsurance contracts.

Description: A summary of how the Forecasting and Futurism Section is networking with other SOA sections and with external organizations to collaborate on various projects. Also highlights new events and projects happening on the forecasting and futurism front.

Description: The author discusses the use of genetic algorithms as they apply to actuaries, specifically the application of characteristics and their potential to solve life insurance asset and liability management problems. He also highlights various ways genetic algorithms can be used to solve a variety of actuarial problems.