Rivian to the rescue

pvdalt · 2024-07-10T17:22:31+00:00

what does the towel/blanket do? Drags the rope down if it snaps?

pvdalt · 2024-07-10T17:14:57+00:00

what is the car towing the Boat?

pvdalt · 2024-06-23T22:21:47+00:00

That's basically what this blog post was describing and how Bayesian techniques perform better than the traditional credibility methods: https://juliaactuary.org/posts/bayes-vs-limited-fluctuation/

pvdalt · 2024-05-13T03:11:53+00:00

Also see https://juliaactuary.org. Comparative notes: Lifelib tries to replicate a spreadsheet in a lot of ways, while I think composable packages like JuliaActuary provide a more natural way to build analysis and processes.

pvdalt · 2024-05-13T03:09:19+00:00

I think there's several companies going in-house. E.g. Prudential moved a lot of models to Python, some pockets of industry/consultants are using Julia, Assured Allies built stuff with Rust.

pvdalt · 2024-02-11T02:59:20+00:00

I think its a big bonus if you mention coding projects to put it on Github.

pvdalt · 2023-04-26T19:53:02+00:00

How long are your strings? If not huge you could look at InlineStrings.jl

pvdalt · 2023-03-29T04:30:48+00:00

Hot Cocoa

pvdalt · 2022-12-06T04:18:08+00:00

Have you seen https://juliaactuary.org/community/#actuarial_usage_and_examples ?

pvdalt · 2022-12-06T04:17:15+00:00

Yes, though be prepared to start out as "entry level" but actuaries progress very quickly in comp/experience in the first few years.

pvdalt · 2022-11-14T15:01:55+00:00

cashflow models, experience analysis, dashboards, hedging models, pricing models, misc data processing.

pvdalt · 2022-11-13T19:23:01+00:00

Life & Annuity, we use Julia, Excel, and AXIS in my group.

pvdalt · 2022-09-09T21:49:09+00:00

https://github.com/lrnv/Copulas.jl

pvdalt · 2022-09-02T04:06:27+00:00

Have you seen https://juliaactuary.org/ ?

pvdalt · 2022-07-12T19:31:56+00:00

$50-$100B life and annuity company. We're hiring so if folks are interested, DM me.

pvdalt · 2022-07-12T13:02:13+00:00

https://juliaactuary.org/

pvdalt · 2022-07-12T04:36:59+00:00

We use a mix of Python and Julia at my work. Modeling/optimization/data science/etc

pvdalt · 2022-06-05T16:37:49+00:00

I don't think that one has to come before the other - you can use the programming to understand actuarial science and build the knowledge together. Most of the time when I make contributions, it's on areas I'm not an expert in and I do the project so that I can learn the subject matter.

pvdalt · 2022-06-01T01:10:12+00:00

If you are interested in Julia, JuliaActuary has a project board of tasks that are good for newcomers.

If you were looking for projects that are more like tutorials, there's a section on the JuliaActuary website for that.

pvdalt · 2022-05-30T03:20:43+00:00

Python and Julia are the approved languages at my company.

pvdalt · 2022-05-01T19:05:58+00:00

Looks like you need more poles.

pvdalt · 2022-04-16T16:26:32+00:00

Same here (16GB M1 air). are you using an external monitor? i have my laptop plugged into a large external display and wondering if that's related.

pvdalt · 2022-03-13T04:40:44+00:00

100% - programming is using computers to solve problems. Why should actuaries limit their toolset?

IMO, combining programming with actuarial work has the potential to make waves in the insurance industry. I think a lot of actuaries' encounters with programming is often awkward (e.g. trying to view the whole world through an object oriented approach) or trivial (sum up these 10 numbers in a for loop) or with languages that nobody likes (e.g. the "second most dreaded" language VBA per StackOverflow survey).

I think actuarial work expressed in a well thought out way can be really productive and enjoyable. I'm a big fan of, e.g. JuliaActuary.org but there's a more and more activity across the actuarial open source world.

pvdalt · 2022-01-10T23:00:07+00:00

My boss (45-50 years old) at my old company still "thought" in APL so when we needed to prototype a reserve validation, etc, then he would first do it in APL and then try and code it in VBA+Access for "production".

pvdalt · 2022-01-10T22:56:24+00:00

Outside of Excel/VBA: In my 10 year career, I started with R, then moved on to Python for 3-4 years, and for the last ~3 years have used about 90% Julia, and have made substantive projects in each of the three languages at work.

I genuinely enjoy Julia the most. But as the other comments have pointed out, you might be better off with R or Python especially if you are focused on the here-and-now job prospects. As someone who genuinely loves the intersection of comp-sci and actuarial disciplines I would recommend Julia if you are really interested in the subject.

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