By Shawna Ackerman
Happy 30th, A Google search of the year 1989 reveals (the first) George Bush was sworn in as president of the United States in January, China’s Tiananmen Square protests happened in April, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the United States in September, and the Berlin Wall fell in November. Concurrent with these auspicious historical events, that same year the Academy launched its bimonthly magazine, Contingencies.
By Sasha Musat
Business intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau are growing in popularity and changing the way data is delivered.
By Claude Penland
You might be familiar with Harper’s magazine and its Harper’s Index.
By R. Greg Szrama III
Moore’s law, proven out over the past five decades, describes exponential growth in the computing power of microprocessors.
By Mike Hughes, Ian Sterling, and Raju Saxena
Insurers are embracing innovation and advanced technology like never before as they seek to drive growth, preserve profitability, and manage risk.
Daniel Lee, who hopes earn his ASA designation soon, and Bradley Baker, ASA, are Canadian actuaries who work on casino games for the Canadian Bank Note Company.
By Annmarie Geddes Baribeau
Jeffrey Zilahy, a mathematics professor turned health insurance reserving actuary, had a decision to make. Since his wife’s career was calling her to the New York City area, Zilahy began exploring the prospect of becoming an actuarial consultant.
By R. Greg Szrama III
A New Technology, Blockchain, is being implemented by organizations and governments worldwide.
By Joseph Wang
On May 12, 2017, major companies around the world walked into their offices to discover a message on their computers.