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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beyond Excel - SharePoint Actuaries have been using spreadsheets for a long time; spreadsheets are getting more powerful with every upgrade, but our demand is even higher. ...By Andrew Chan ...

Letter From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J.

R Corner: Predictive Modeling - Tree Models A look at using tree regression models as predictive models. By Steven Craighead Predictive Modeling;tree;random forest;clustering By Steven Craighead ...

Tables Database goes XtbML part 2 In Part 1 of this article, we reviewed the history that led to the large database of actuarial tables in electronic form. This database is now being actively ...

Q&A with Rob Collie: Is Microsoft Excel the Next Great Business Intelligence Tool? Microsoft Excel has become an essential tool for the modern worker, and each successive release has provided ...

Table It in Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Tables are excellent for manipulating data. This article will explain some techniques that have proved useful in my personal experience. ; By Paul ...

R Corner - Predictive Models and Universal Theorems A discussion on the four universal theorems that are useful when building models. By Steve Craighead Univeral Theorems;Projection Pursuit ...