Event Archive

For information on previous events held by the Actuarial Program, please visit our Events Archive.

In addition to these events, we also hold a regular Actuarial Research Seminar.

Actuarial Program Events: 2019

2019 Meet the Firms

2019 Meet the Firms actuarial employment event will be held Tuesday, September 23, 2018, 5:30 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom on campus of Illinois State University, in Normal, Illinois. Campus map can be found at: http://www.IllinoisState.edu/map/. This event was an opportunity for actuarial employers to present themselves to students and collect students' resumes for internships and jobs. Employers can always contact Ms. Susan Mitchell, tel. 309-438-7797, fax 309-438-5866, or Dr. Krzysztof Ostaszewski, with any questions. Registration for employers is available online at: http://smartURL.it/MTFregister. There is no fee for employers to participate in this event. More information about the event is at: http://smartURL.it/MeetTheFirms.

Finals Study Night

The Actuarial Club welcomed all students to Finals Study Night on Sunday, May 5, 2019, 5-7 p.m., in rooms 401 and 401A in Stevenson Hall.

2019 Actuarial Banquet

The 2019 Actuarial Banquet took place on Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Bloomington/Normal Marriott. Our special guest was Mr. Stephen Kern, former President of the American Academy of Actuaries, former actuary at State Farm, now retired, and our program alumnus. Our speaker was Mr. Charles Johnson, our program alumnus, an actuary at State Farm.

Presentation by Mr. Michael Webb from Humana

On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 6 p.m. in State Farm Hall of Business room 366, Mr. Michael Webb from Humana made a presentation entitled "Owning Your Destination -- Personal and Professional Career Navigation and Branding". Powerpoint file for the presentation can be found here. Open to all students.

Pinnacle presentation on stochastic reserving

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 4 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 401, Gary Wang, FCAS, from Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, made a presentation about stochastic reserving. Open to all students.

Presentation on health insurance reserving at State Farm

On Thursday, April 11, 2019, 4 p.m. in Williams Hall room 1F, Sarah Kline and Grant Wilken from State Farm made a presentation about health insurance reserving. Open to all students. Pizza and soft drinks were provided by State Farm.

Actuarial Club elections

Actuarial Club elections for the 2019/2020 academic year were  held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 401A.

Presentation on rate indications and credibility at State Farm

On Monday, April 1, 2019, 6 p.m. in room 101 in Stevenson Hall, David Holden from State Farm made a presentation about rate indications and credibility. Open to all students. Pizza and soft drinks were provided by State Farm.

Volunteering for Midwest Food Bank

On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. a group of students volunteered at Midwest Food Bank. The event was coordinated by Mr. Zachary Lew, Actuarial Club's Vice President for Volunteer Efforts.

Presentation on different roles of an actuary at Zurich Insurance

On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 401, Lisa Pankau, FCAS, from Zurich Insurance made a presentation on different roles of actuaries at her company. Open to all students. Pizza and soft drinks were provided by Zurich Insurance.

Presentation by CNA

On Monday, March 25, 2019, 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 401, our alumnus Mr. Joshua Collier, now working at CNA, made a presentation entitled Think Like an Actuary. Open to all students. Pizza and soft drinks weere provided by CNA.

Presentation by American Family Insurance

On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 6 p.m. in Williams Hall room 1F, representatives from American Family Insurance made a presentation entitled Internship Best Practices and Ethical Dilemmas. Open to all students. Pizza and soft drinks were provided by American Family Insurance.

2019 Actuarial Research Event: Presentation by Satadru Sengupta of Halos Insurance

On Monday, March 4, 2019, at 3:45 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 101, Mr. Satadru Sengupta of Halos Insurance, our alumnus, spoke about creating his insuretech startup. Here is some information about him and the company:
Satadru Sengupta is the founder and CEO of Halos Insurance - where he is developing a loss preventive insurance platform that complements reactive and rarely used insurance with a proactive, everyday solution that prevents and mitigates losses - leading to safer and better lives for consumers. Halos was started with MetLife Digital Accelerator Powered by Techstars and then also got funding from Plug and Play Ventures.  Previously, Satadru built and ran the insurance practice at DataRobot - the pioneer of Automated Machine Learning. A practicing data scientist for 12 years, Satadru led the Global Distribution Analytics at AIG Science Team, worked with Liberty Mutual Insurance and Deloitte Consulting before joining DataRobot in 2015. Satadru holds an MS in Statistics from George Washington University and an MS in Mathematics from Illinois State University. Satadru is also CSPA designee from Casualty Actuarial Society.
Halos Insurance: Using the data from smart devices, we are building a loss prevention & claims reporting platform to help property insurers improve profitability & customer lifetime value through loss mitigation and increased customer engagement, by empowering homeowners with risk insights, access to service providers, and self-service claims. We are working with insurance companies to upgrade their claims reporting process and bringing regular, helpful touch points with consumers as they do their home maintenance using Halos platform.

Pinnacle presentation on Workers' Compensation

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, 4 p.m. in Williams Hall room 1F, Erich Brandt, FCAS, from Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, made a presentation on Workers' Compensation. Open to all students. Files from the presentation can be downloaded here.

Willis Towers Watson presentation on consulting and the transition to full-time work after college

On Monday, February 25, 2019, 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 101, Jessica Ackley and Jozie Herrington from Willis Towers Watson  made a presentation on consulting and transition to full time work after college. Open to all students.

State Farm presentation on predictive modeling and the future of the actuarial career

On Monday, February 18, 2019, 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 401, Meghan Goldfarb and Anthony Salis from State Farm  made a presentation on predictive modeling and the future of the actuarial career. Open to all students.

Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity

On Saturday, February 16, 2019, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. a group of students volunteered at Habitat for Humanity to help build their 25th house. This activity was managed by Mr. Zachary Lew, Actuarial Club's Vice President for Volunteer Efforts.

How To Pass Actuarial Exams

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 101, Actuarial Club President Kristen Marshall and Actuarial Club officers Ellie Cheline and Levi Triplo made a presentation on studying for and passing professional actuarial examinations . Open to all students.

State Farm Trivia Night

On Monday, February 11, 2019, 6 p.m. in Stevenson Hall room 101, representatives  from State Farm made a presentation about their company in the form of a Trivia Quiz. Open to all students.

First Spring 2019 Actuarial Club General Meeting

On Monday, January 28, 2019, at 6 pm in Stevenson Hall room 101, the Actuarial Club held its first general meeting for the Spring 2019 semester. Open to all students.