Have you just started your data analytics journey or interested in exploring more techniques to upskill and accelerate your role? A brand new, one-stop, off the shelf (no pun) Actuaries' Analytics Cookbook has just been released to help you experiment with new techniques. Jacky Poon, co-producer of the Cookbook, details its purpose and content.
Recently, the Institute ran a student survey to gain an understanding of the demographics and future aspirations of students currently enrolled in at accredited universities. The following article provides a summary of the results.
Increasingly, business strategy is data driven. Do we as actuaries have sufficient training? Are we equipped to be business leaders and what skills do we need to become more effective? Actuary and Managing Director of Insurance at Westpac, Rob Daly, joins the Driven by Data Podcast to predict how actuaries can lead the change to a data driven strategy.
What are the secrets to designing, submitting and presenting your big idea in front of hundreds of people? Actuaries Hugh Miller, Douglas Isles, Jenna Cooke, Naomi Edwards and Nicolette Rubinsztein discuss their first times presenting and tips for overcoming stage fright, how to craft a submission and more.
A concerning development associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has been that people have been unable to, or less inclined, to seek medical care and performing fewer diagnostic tests. The focus of this article is the impact of delayed diagnostic procedures for colorectal cancer. However, we also present data that has generally shown fewer diagnostic tests and associated therapeutic procedures being performed during COVID-19.
With an evolving superannuation landscape, the time is right for superannuation trustee entities to use a more integrated risk-based capital management framework to enhance long-term member outcomes.
Prior to the early 1990s recession in Australia, many defined benefit super funds drew on the expertise of a fund actuary to enhance member outcomes. Has the time now come to reappoint fund actuaries?
Increasingly, business strategy is data driven. Do we as actuaries have sufficient training? Are we equipped to be business leaders and what skills do we need to become more effective? Actuary and Managing Director of Insurance at Westpac, Rob Daly, joins the Driven by Data Podcast to predict how actuaries can lead the change to a data driven strategy.
In celebration of International Podcast Day, we've dug into the archives and crunched the numbers to determine our top 10 podcasts of all time. Check out the list!
Actuary and UniSuper Strategy Lead Vivian Dang joins the new ‘SIPC Super Series’ Podcast, the first in a new series by the Actuaries Institute’s Superannuation and Investments Practice Committee, which will shine a light on all aspects of the superannuation industry.
"The purpose of the Actuaries’ Analytics Cookbook is to provide practical code examples, primarily in R and Python, for solving common and emerging problems that members of the Actuaries Institute may encounter at work. It is intended to be a resource to refer to – whenever you encounter a new problem, check the Cookbook to see if a recipe can help you get started quickly. "All Work Be a thought leader & contribute today Contribute Today
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