P/C Actuaries: Happy with Your Data

Data Quality (narrow topic or advanced); Actuaries need good data to perform their jobs, yet find that it is often inaccessible and inaccurate within their companies. Advances in computer technology can help eliminate these data access obstacles, but initiation of the change requires activism on the part of the profession. Other keywords: reserving, credibility, claim systems, data warehouse, data management, data collection, data quality.