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Logenthiran Kanisan
Oct 25, 20233 min read
The Pain of Entrepreneurship
Taking a leaf out of the book of artists, musicians and poets, today I'll try to leverage on the pains I feel so far on this...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Oct 17, 20234 min read
Poverty Premium - What can Actuaries do about it?
It is expensive to be poor - such is the way modern civilisation has been constructed. Poverty is a vicious cycle, as the poor are...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Oct 14, 20234 min read
The Cryptoverse - An Actuarial Perspective
Disclaimer: I'm not an investment expert and am not offering any views on investing in cryptos. Cryptocurrencies attract very distinct...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Entrepreneurship - An Actuarial Perspective
Being an entrepreneur means finding our own ways to generate income, without the guarantees given by a permanent job. Though in a sense,...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Actuarial Decision Makers
Actuaries are innately problem solvers. Our inherent personality traits of being introspective, reflective and analytical give us a head...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Sep 27, 20233 min read
The Beauty of the Bayesian approach
This topic is close to my heart, as I named my company Bayes Actuarial Solutions after teaching Bayesian credibility at a university....
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Sep 21, 20234 min read
The Actuarial Control Cycle - the Actuary’s toolkit
Actuaries are essentially problem solvers. In the past we mostly confined our problem solving within the insurance and pensions domain,...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Sep 15, 20232 min read
Monte Carlo Simulation & its Applications
The Monte Carlo simulation approach derives its name from a casino in Monaco, and undeniably casino games are inherently linked to...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Actuarial Specialist or Generalist?
A curious fact that most non-actuaries don't understand - Actuaries are already in a niche occupation, yet we go further into deeper...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Systems Thinking - What is it, and why is it important?
Systemic Risk - It's the nightmare of actuaries, the elusive type of risk that causes actuaries to throw their hands up in despair, and...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Jan 17, 20212 min read
Operations Research - probably the most important field nobody's ever heard of
(Title is paraphrased from a remark by Mark Eisner, Cornell University) Operations Research (aka management science or decision science)...
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Logenthiran Kanisan
Jan 1, 20212 min read
The Future of Actuaries - being relevant, ready to evolve
The study of history often provides insights into the way for the future. The founders of the Actuarial profession back in the 17th and...
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