Announcement: SOA releases May 2025 SRM Exam passing candidate numbers. 

Refine your search

Advanced Search

1 - 10 of 53 results (0.2 seconds)
Sort By:
  • Simplifying the Data Management Burden

    Simplifying the Data Management Burden Some ideas for taking the data management activities out of actuarial work are described. By Bob Hirsch Data quality;Data warehousing;Informatics;Model ...
    • Authors: Bob Hirsch
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Enterprise Risk Management>Governance; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Data warehousing
  • InsurTechs—What are They, and why do Actuaries Need to Know

    InsurTechs—What are They, and why do Actuaries Need to Know By Scott Lennox The insurance world still has many old systems and old ways of doing things, and this is where the InsurTechs are ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jun 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Claims - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Policyholder behavior - General Insurance; General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Underwriting - General Insurance
  • Invitation to the 54th ARC in 2019 in Indianapolis

    Invitation to the 54th ARC in 2019 in Indianapolis By Jeff Beckley Data mining=Big data By Jeff Beckley The next Actuarial Research Conference will be held in Indianapolis on Aug. 14–17, 2019.
    • Authors: Jeffrey Beckley
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships
  • Becoming a More Effective Innovator

    Becoming a More Effective Innovator The author discusses aspects of innovation that may help actuaries be more effective participants in product innovation. By Jay M. Jaffe Innovation;innovator; ...
    • Authors: Jay Jaffe
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Thought leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Mobile Technology for the Life Insurance Producer: Is It a Fad or the Future? Carrier-produced apps are becoming the industry standard

    Mobile Technology for the Life Insurance Producer: Is It a Fad or the Future? Carrier-produced apps are becoming the industry standard Ignoring the mobile technology revolution may place ...
    • Authors: Karen Monks
    • Date: Sep 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: News Direct
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance; Technology & Applications>Software
  • 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
  • Cyber Insurance: An Interview with Alex Krutov

    Cyber Insurance: An Interview with Alex Krutov While premium volume for cyber insurance is still relatively small as compared to mature lines of business, it has grown significantly over the past ...
    • Authors: Anthony Cappelletti
    • Date: Dec 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: General Insurance Insights
    • Topics: General Insurance (Property & Casualty)>Policy forms and coverages
  • Letter from the Editor

    Letter from the Editor Introduction to this edition of CompAct with highlights of the content of each contributed article. By Mark Africa and Paul Ramirez  Data quality;Predictive ...
    • Authors: Mark Africa, Paul Ramirez
    • Date: May 2016
    • 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>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Computer science; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Nudge

    Nudge Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness by Thaler and Sunstein FSA exam;human reasoning;amusing examples;judgement errors;decision making Nudge: Improving ...
    • Authors: Mark Spong
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development