Data Analytics
Analytics Snippet - Get data from the meetup API (part 1 of a 3-part series)
To help you start your analytics journey, Zeming Yu shows you how to collect data from an API; do simple market basket analysis using Python; and perform web scraping. This first part of the three part series will go through getting data from the 'meetup' API.
Posted on: July 19, 2018
Actuarial skillset takes top spots in IAPA Top 25 Analytics Leaders list
Two Fellows of the Actuaries Institute and a Chief Data Scientist trained in actuarial science have featured in the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia's (IAPA) inaugural Top 25 Analytics Leaders program.
Posted on: July 4, 2018
Fast five with Fintechs - an introduction
Elayne Grace outlines a new Actuaries Digital series where we spend five minutes with Australian Fintech and Insurtech companies, asking about their products and start-up journeys so far.
Posted on: June 28, 2018
Fast five with Fintechs - Plenty Wealth
Greg Einfeld, Director at Plenty Wealth outlines his journey in fintech and where he sees his business, and the broader fintech landscape heading.
Posted on: June 28, 2018
Why is this the most exciting time to be a young actuary? - YAC 2018 report
The 2018 Young Actuaries Conference (YAC) began with more than 150 young actuaries around the country devoting half their day, seeking to be inspired. Chetana Koganti reports.
Posted on: June 22, 2018
Actuarial Hackathon Presentation Showcase 2018!
The 2018 Actuarial Hackathon saw 18 teams of actuaries solve practical challenges posed by not-for-profit organisations. From rap skills to wigs, it was an insightful, rewarding and entertaining showcase night! Angela Poon reports.
Posted on: June 8, 2018
Modern government service delivery - 2018 Public Policy Essay Competition Winner
Hugh Miller's essay was singled out for its clear communication, logical structure and innovative approach to a growing issue for governments – how to deliver important services within ever tightening budgets.
Posted on: May 21, 2018
CareerView Podcast - Managing a Data Analytics Team
Hugh Miller (Principal at Taylor Fry) asks Aaron Cutter (Principal at Finity) how he deals with the new technologies and skills required to manage analytics teams delivering for a diverse range of clients.
Posted on: May 16, 2018
Actuaries Podcast - Young Actuaries Conference 2018
Business Adviser at High Earth Orbit Robotics Solai Valliappan previews her talk at the upcoming Young Actuaries Conference (YAC) including the importance of a 'strong network' and her work consulting 'the Google Maps of asteroid resources in space'.
Posted on: May 15, 2018
Cutting Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Insurance – a YAP event report
A panel of experts shared their experiences on “Cutting Edge Artificial Intelligence Applications in Insurance” at a recent Melbourne YAP (Young Actuaries Program) event.
Posted on: May 14, 2018
Data and privacy in the aftermath of Cambridge Analytica - Normal Deviance
The Facebook - Cambridge Analytica saga has dominated headlines. It has been a useful case study for companies thinking about their data and partnerships arrangements.
Posted on: May 4, 2018
YAP Workshop - Climate Data and Insurance
Participants of a recent YAP Climate Workshop were asked to cast their minds forward to 2025 in a fictitious scenario where the small town of Derby, WA – now 'New Derby' – is a similar size to Darwin with a population of 100,000.
Posted on: April 12, 2018
2018 Actuarial Hackathon - Update
The Actuarial Hackathon Committee is excited to provide a much anticipated update on its very first actuarial hackathon event, sponsored by Finity Consulting.
Posted on: April 12, 2018
Letting Insurance Asset Data Speak for Itself
In late 2016, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) commissioned a paper on asset allocation trends of Asian life companies. Two FIAA’s who co-wrote the paper “Letting Insurance Asset Data Speak for Itself”[1] highlight its key findings here.
Posted on: April 11, 2018
New FSF format includes international guest speakers
The 2018 Financial Services Forum’s innovative format includes a focus on ‘big-picture’ plenary and keynote speakers.
Posted on: April 5, 2018
Books that made me - Normal deviance
Regular columnist Hugh Miller reflects on the books that he’s found most useful in his career so far.
Posted on: March 27, 2018
Using analytics to improve marketing - ADMA Data Day
Aaron Cutter and Luke Cassar share their impressions of the 2018 ADMA Data Day, including how marketing is getting more personal due to smarter analytics.
Posted on: March 12, 2018
Can “traditional” actuarial methods be sexy?
Amongst much talk about data science and new analytics techniques, Ashish Ahluwalia challenges the profession to be bold in sticking to their roots and take their toolkit of ‘traditional’ actuarial methods into a broader industries outside of insurance.
Posted on: March 12, 2018
2018 Agenda – Key themes for financial services players
Chief Editor Angat Sandhu's first Editorial focuses on key themes at play in our industry, from regulatory paradigm shift, to heightened customer expectations, and finding efficiency though technology and data analytics.
Posted on: March 8, 2018
The Critical Line – Volume 19
Oliver Chambers puts forward a puzzle that lies at the intersection of statistics and espionage.
Posted on: March 5, 2018
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