Recent publications

My recent publications include:

Software use in ICAs: The results of a survey of 45 life and non-life practitioners. September 2006. PDF
Actuaries excel: but what about their software?: The report from the software use working party presented at GIRO 2006, containg the results of a survey of over 700 non-life actuaries. The working party members were Louise Pryor (chair), Richard Evans, Brian Foley, Michael Garner, Neil Hilary, Justin Skinner, Mark Shapland, Kathryn Staff, James Tanser. PDF
What's the point of documentation?: We all know that documentation is good, but why is it good? April 2006. A paper presented at EuSpRIG 2006. PDF
Managing spreadsheet risk: What are the risks of spreadsheet use, and how can you manage them? November 2005. PDF
Quantifying risk in life insurance companies: Slides from a workshop presented at the 2004 Life Convention. PDF
How to believe your models: Slides from a workshop presented at GIRO 2004. PDF
Believing your results: Louise Pryor gives us some tips on keeping actuarial models under control.
The Actuary, August 2004. PDF
When, why and how to test spreadsheets: A paper presented at EuSpRIG 2004. PDF. Excel spreadsheet containing examples from the paper.
Believing your results: How can you have confidence in the results of your models? March 2004. PDF
Quantifying operational risk in general insurance companies: By M H Tripp, H L Bradley, R Devitt, G C Orros, G L Overton, L M Pryor and R A Shaw. Presented to the Institute of Actuaries on 22 March 2004. PDF
GIRO 2003 - Operational Risk. Measurement or Bust!: The report presented at GIRO 2003. The working party members were Helen Bradley, Russell Devitt, George Orros, Gregory Overton, Louise Pryor, Richard Shaw, Michael Tripp (Chairman). PDF Plenary slides (pdf) Workshop slides (pdf)
Correctness is not enough: A paper presented at EuSpRIG 2003. PDF
What can you afford in a 1% world?: Louise Pryor asks whether we are testing our spreadsheets.
The Actuary, July 2003. PDF
Managing the operational risks of user-developed software.: A paper presented at a workshop at GIRO 2002. PDF Slides (pdf)
Report of the Operational Risks Working Party to GIRO 2002: The report presented at GIRO 2002. The working party members were Helen Bradley, Dick Cheesman, Paul Duffy, Jefferson Gibbs, Grant Maxwell, Matthew McGuire, Colin Murdoch, Annette Olesen, James Orr (Chair), Gregory Overton, Louise Pryor, David Simmons, Michael Tripp. PDF Slides (pdf)
National Investment: Opportunities and risks.: Louise Pryor reports on a joint seminar held in February 2002 by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the actuarial profession.
The Actuary, August 2002. PDF
Software: a risky business.: Louise Pryor shows us how to improve our programming methods.
The Actuary, April 2002. PDF

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Recent publications My recent publications include: Software use in ICAs The results of a survey of 45 life and non-life practitioners. September 2006. PDF Actuaries excel: but what about their software? The report from the software use working party presented at GIRO 2006, containg the results of a survey of over 700 non-life actuaries. The working party members were Louise Pryor (chair), Richard Evans, Brian Foley, Michael Garner, Neil Hilary, Justin Skinner, Mark Shapland, Kathryn Staff, James Tanser. PDF What's the point of documentation? We all know that documentation is good, but why is it good? April 2006. A paper presented at EuSpRIG 2006. PDF Managing spreadsheet risk What are the risks of spreadsheet use, and how can you manage them? November 2005. PDF Quantifying risk in life insurance companies Slides from a workshop presented at the 2004 Life Convention. PDF How to believe your models Slides from a workshop presented at GIRO 2004. PDF Believing your results Louise Pryor gives us some tips on keeping actuarial models under control. The Actuary, August 2004. PDF When, why and how to test spreadsheets A paper presented at EuSpRIG 2004. PDF. Excel spreadsheet containing examples from the paper. Believing your results How can you have confidence in the results of your models? March 2004. PDF Quantifying operational risk in general insurance companies By M H Tripp, H L Bradley, R Devitt, G C Orros, G L Overton, L M Pryor and R A Shaw. Presented to the Institute of Actuaries on 22 March 2004. PDF GIRO 2003 - Operational Risk. Measurement or Bust! The report presented at GIRO 2003. The working party members were Helen Bradley, Russell Devitt, George Orros, Gregory Overton, Louise Pryor, Richard Shaw, Michael Tripp (Chairman). PDF Plenary slides (pdf) Workshop slides (pdf) Correctness is not enough A paper presented at EuSpRIG 2003. PDF What can you afford in a 1% world? Louise Pryor asks whether we are testing our spreadsheets. The Actuary, July 2003. PDF Managing the operational risks of user-developed software. A paper presented at a workshop at GIRO 2002. PDF Slides (pdf) Report of the Operational Risks Working Party to GIRO 2002 The report presented at GIRO 2002. The working party members were Helen Bradley, Dick Cheesman, Paul Duffy, Jefferson Gibbs, Grant Maxwell, Matthew McGuire, Colin Murdoch, Annette Olesen, James Orr (Chair), Gregory Overton, Louise Pryor, David Simmons, Michael Tripp. PDF Slides (pdf) National Investment: Opportunities and risks. Louise Pryor reports on a joint seminar held in February 2002 by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the actuarial profession. The Actuary, August 2002. PDF Software: a risky business. Louise Pryor shows us how to improve our programming methods. The Actuary, April 2002. PDF
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