Analytics Snippet (Extended Intro) - Get data from the meetup API
To help you start your analytics journey, Zeming Yu shows you how to collect data from an API; including installing Python and Jupyter, and downloading the ipynb file. NO CODING EXPERIENCE IS ASSUMED.
Posted on: August 19, 2018
The Critical Line - Volume 23
Dan Mayoh serves up a dicey problem for Volume 23 of the Critical Line. Plus, Oliver shares the solution to Volume 22 and its winner - who stood out by submitting an animated solution to the problem!
Posted on: August 15, 2018
Fast five with Fintechs - M&A Solutions Ltd
In this instalment of 'Fast five with Fintechs', we ask Anna Knezevic about her experience setting up M&A Solutions Ltd, working on profit/capital optimisation based on incomplete data, and utilising data analytics to drive business insights.
Posted on: August 15, 2018
I am an actuary
Becoming an actuary brings endless opportunities to your career including working abroad and in versatile industries. Discover what opportunities the profession has brought to six recently qualified actuaries.
Posted on: August 15, 2018
How to make flexible work arrangements work - CareerView Podcast
This instalment of the Institute's Diversity and Inclusion series asks the Chief Actuary at MLC Insurance, Darren Robinson, about his experience managing employees with flexible work (remote location and part time) arrangements. Darren discusses the value of an 'agile coach' in supporting part-time staff and how productivity, retention and morale can be affected by flexible working.
Posted on: August 14, 2018
Data Science: golden age or AI winter?
Milton Lim assesses the risks (both upside and downside) of the data science revolution and considers how best to ride the “Big Data” wave in the firt instalment of a series that explores the breakthroughs and philosophy of AI, computer science and data.
Posted on: August 8, 2018
Analytics at the Virtual International Congress of Actuaries (VICA)
With over 150 hours of presentations available from ICA2018 in Berlin, we’ve had a look at some of the videos relating to Data Analytics and picked out a handful for suggested viewing.
Posted on: August 8, 2018
Why packages are the new black
Hugh Miller comments on the plethora of packages available to data scientists, and its implications for businesses.
Posted on: August 7, 2018
Going global - Interviews with IAA representatives
Kirsten Flynn is a Member of the International Committee. In this article, she speaks to Brendan Counsell, Fred Rowley and Nicolette Rubinsztein about their involvement with the IAA and reflections on the recent IAA meeting in Berlin.
Posted on: August 6, 2018
Private Health Insurance: metallic paint, game theory and product standardisation
The interaction of reforms to categorise all hospital insurance products into Basic, Bronze, Silver and Gold with the commercial and political environment will require careful planning and detailed risk assessment, writes Barry Leung.
Posted on: August 3, 2018
The role of the actuary in social schemes – National Redress Scheme for Child Sexual Abuse
The Royal Commission engaged actuaries at Finity Consulting to conduct an actuarial assessment of the potential costs of an Australian National Redress Scheme, estimating it would cost around $4 billion. Here, Danielle Casamento discusses the estimates and the framework used for assessing liabilities.
Posted on: August 3, 2018
Actuaries Digital download and print edition - July 2018
Welcome to our PDF round-up of the articles posted on Actuaries Digital during July 2018.
Posted on: July 31, 2018
Finding meaning in retirement – and the role of a coach
With longevity on the increase in Australia, how can a person plan a satisfying retirement, given that it may last for several decades? Dr Jon Glass describes some of the emotional, non-financial, considerations at play.
Posted on: July 31, 2018
Wealth Management Investment Competition 2017-2018 Results
Last year 154 participants answered 20 demanding propositions put to them as if they were an Investment Analyst / Economist in the Wealth Management Investment Competition. Who came out on top?
Posted on: July 30, 2018
Trust me, I’m a computer model
“Letting the ATO link to other datasets may feel a little ‘big brother’ but it makes filling out my tax return massively simpler,” writes Hugh Miller as he considers the importance of trust in increasingly advanced use of data and models.
Posted on: July 30, 2018
Rice Warner walking the walk on diversity and inclusion
With Rice Warner nominated as ‘Employer of the Year’ in the Women in Financial Services Awards 2018, Lesley Traverso discusses the actuarial firm’s ‘Valuing Females Policy’ which includes additional superannuation contributions.
Posted on: July 26, 2018
Mental Health and Insurance - Understanding. Validating. Contributing
Chief Actuary for Medibank Private, Andrew Matthews outlines the prevalence of mental health conditions, government spending, and the role of insurance in improving services.
Posted on: July 24, 2018
Reflections from Actuary Today 2018
Kelvin Hii shares his experience in representing the Actuaries Institute at the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Actuary Today event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Posted on: July 24, 2018
Climate Change Blog - July 2018
The first instalment of the Climate Change Blog, an article series that aims to cover news and events related to climate change and relevant to actuaries and the industries they advise.
Posted on: July 20, 2018
A day in the life of a hospital treating team: ensuring best patient care
Raymond Yeow discusses the structure and operational practices of hospital treating teams with a view to inform future model design for hospital infrastructure, workforce analytics projects, or productivity initiatives.
Posted on: July 20, 2018
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