Recently I have been working with some insurance data, which was created in a forecast process that naturally throws out year-on-year snapshots (what I have), whereas I wanted to determine intra-year positions (what I need). Context The chart below show … Continue reading →

Late last year there was an earthquake in Kaikoura, New Zealand. This is nothing unusual; in fact New Zealand is subject to many earthquakes due to its proximity to a key set of tectonic plate boundaries.  My interest in the … Continue reading →

No, I don't ride on a steel horse. This post is about data wrangling with Chainladder Continue reading →