Webinar 
September 12, 2023

Society of Actuaries (SOA) - Applying Penalized Regression as a Credibility Procedure Webcast

Dive into an exciting online webcast Hosted by the Society of Actuaries, titled "Applying Penalized Regression as a Credibility Procedure." This webcast will be presented by Thomas Holmes, Head of Actuarial Data Science at Akur8. Take on an essential role as a key participant in this event and receive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits while learning how to better:

  • Explain how penalized regression can enhance traditional GLM modeling through its deep connections to credibility
  • Implement penalized regression as a credibility procedure with sound guidance from ASOP 25: Credibility Procedures and ASOP 56: Modeling
  • Identify situations where penalized regression allows the use of predictive modeling on data that is too small to fit a stable GLM

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Thomas Holmes, Actuarial Data Scientist, Akur8
Nick Alvarado, Actuary, Milliman
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Thomas Holmes, Actuarial Data Scientist, Akur8
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Thomas Holmes, Actuarial Data Scientist, Akur8

Thomas Holmes is currently the Head of US Actuarial Data Science at Akur8. Before Akur8, he worked for several years at Allstate, spending time as an analyst for commercial auto and then as a lead modeler on Allstate’s property modeling team. During his time as an actuary, he has worked with GLMs, GLMnets, and GBMs. He received his Fellowship from the Casualty Actuarial Society in 2019.

Nick Alvarado, Actuary at Milliman
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Nick Alvarado, Actuary, Milliman

Nick Alvarado, Actuary at Milliman