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 ...

Why You Needed To Have Power Pivot Yesterday This is the first article in a series relating to Microsoft’s Power BI suite of programs. By Tim Heng Monte Carlo simulation;modeling efficiency; ...

Places To Learn Coding (and a bunch of other stuff) A description of different web sites offering technology education.By Mary Pat Campbell computer science;professional development;alternative ...

The DSLR Novice Seeks to Be The Excel Artist How well do you know the features of Excel? Read this article and find out.By Andrew Chan ; By Andrew Chan I bought a DSLR camera a few years ago. It ...

Notes from the Chair It should come as no surprise to actuaries that the Society of Actuaries (SOA) has become much more of an international entity over the last several years. The impacts and ...

Letter from the Chair Those that know me personally and professionally know that I’m a huge fan of apps. I rely on mobile apps more every day. I’ve realized that apps aren’t just a tech fad. I ...

Excel VBA Speed And Efficiency As the proud owner of several large VBA macros, I have spent a considerable amount of time looking for ways to make macros run faster. This article lists my top ...

Ginsburg, Davenport and Milla to speak at Health Meeting, June 13-15 Ready to hear some great speakers and get valuable insight you can use? We’ve just locked in Center for Studying Health System ...

Excel as an IT System I was planning on writing this article about six months ago, and never got around to it. Then, I read an article recently published in the May 2012 edition of CompAct ...

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 ...