The Where of Data Visualization This article concentrates on websites that can help you improve your approaches to data visualization. By Mary Pat Campbell Big data;Predictive ...

Letter from the Editors Welcome fellow members of the Society of Actuaries Technology Section to the third 2016 edition of CompAct. We have fallen short on our goal to deliver four issues for ...

Letter From The Chair The Technology Section chairperson gives an update on section activities.By Steve Finn Data Quality;Model validation;Informatics By Steve Finn What a year it has been for ...

Letter from the Editors Andrew Chan is now emeritus co-editor of the CompAct newsletter. He offers a final contribution for this issue’s letter, sharing a poignant visit to a client: Computer ...

GPUs: How We Went From Zombie Blood Splatter To Financial Projections GPUs are structured differently from CPUs in that they are designed to process many small programs or functions ...

The Importance of Data Flow Automation—Garbage In, Garbage Out Excel is a powerful analytical tool that we all use to build management reports, develop financial models and even massage data.

R Corner – Predictive Modeling - Data When developing any actuarial model, frequently locating and analyzing data actually takes the majority of your time. So, in this article, a look at two ...

Analytics and the Analytical Iinsurer Read an explanation of why insurance companies need to apply analytics in real-time or near-real-time operational environments.By Stuart Rose Data mining=Big ...

Improvement of Core Financial Processes with Data Science Interesting ways for financial reporting stakeholders to gain additional insight into reporting and related processes. By Arthur F.

Reminiscences of a Prophet Operator Read this article for an overview of Sungard’s Prophet Professional program.By Anton Kobelev Financial reporting;Valuation actuary By Anton Kobelev I have ...