Melting Data in Python to Discover $6 Million in Missed Risk Adjustment

It was the last week of the year. Validate Health was retained to validate the risk adjustment submission for a medium-sized Medicare Advantage plan. We had until the end of the week to recalculate risk adjustment for over 50,000 beneficiaries and millions of claims. The pressure was mounting. We…

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Actuaries Around the World: India

This month we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Rajesh Dalmia. Rajesh is a partner at EY Actuarial Services, one of the big four consulting firms in India. He has significant experience in insurance consulting and has worked on projects with almost all the large insurers in the private sector…

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Ethics - So What!

Most of us have an ambivalent attitude towards ethics, and would not see this field as something exciting or powerful. We know and feel that without a certain amount of goodness, life isn't really worth living. But on the other hand, ethics can make us think about things like right or wrong and…

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The Actuarial Checklist: An Actuary's Professionalism Security Blanket

Guest Post by Stephen Camilli, FSA, President, ACTEX Learning

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Excel, Python, R, C++ and more -- Use the Right Tool, Use the Tool Right

Guest Blog by Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA, PRM,

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New Digital Content Reader

We'll soon be rolling out a new digital content reader to our customers. Our Digital Manuals will be Easier to Access & have More Features!

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Actuaries Around the World: Greece

This month Our Actuaries Around the World series visits Greece. Ioannis Chatzivasiloglouis the Head of Regulatory Framework and Supervisory Technical Assistance in the Department of Insurance Supervision of the Bank of Greece. Prior to his current role, he served the Greek insurance supervisory…

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How Python Saved my Company

Guest blog by Andrew Webster, M.S., ASA, MAAA

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2018 Actuarial Exam Changes: Dates for Last Current & First New Syllabus Sittings

We're listing below the last time the current SOA and CAS preliminary actuarial exams will be administered before the curriculum changes, and the first time the new exam or new syllabus will be administered after the curriculum changes.

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How the ACTEX VEE Corporate Finance Course is Specifically Geared Toward Actuarial Work

We recently spoke to our VEE Corporate Finance course instructors, Johnny Li and Andrew Ng, about how the curriculum of their course is specifically designed to support students prepping for actuarial exams and pursuing actuarial work. Actuaries play a critical role in business and society, helping…

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