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My Career as a Garbage Collector

By Mark Kinzer Life in the trenches at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway I've just recently retired, so my story can now be told. For the last 10 years, when I went to actuarial meetings anyway, I described myself as a garbage collector.... Read More

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Is Data the Rx for Good Health Outcomes?

An international perspective on health data collection and usage By Yair Babad and Joe Allbright The authors are affiliated with the American Academy of Actuaries Health Practice International Committee. This article explores how health... Read More

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Digital Decluttering—This New Year’s, why not spend some time on mainframe maintenance?

By Matt Testa A couple of years ago my laptop was failing, and I didn't want to deal with it. I struggled through the five stages of technological grief-denial that the device was more than just a little sluggish and was actually just a drain on... Read More