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
Finals Study
Night
The Actuarial Club held its traditional Finals
Study Night on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 6:00pm in
Stevenson Hall room 401. Open to all students. Cookies and
motivation to study were provided.Presentation about Asset-Liability Management by Dr. Wei Hao, FSA
On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 6 p.m. in STV 101, Dr. Wei Hao, FSA, who directs asset-liability management at State Farm, made a presentation about asset-liability management. Open to all students. Pizza and soft drinks were provided.How to Pass
Actuarial Exams presentation
The Actuarial Club officers made a
presentation on how to pass actuarial exams on Tuesday,
November 5, 2019 at 6:30pm in Stevenson Hall room 401A. Open
to all students.
Seminar on Professionalism
On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in SFHB 356 our Actuarial Club President, Scott Damery lead a seminar on professionalism.. Open to all students.
Alumni Day
speaker: Mr. Tyler Lueck, FSA
On Friday, October 25, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. in room 401A of
Stevenson Hall, our alumnus Mr. Tyler Lueck, FSA, an actuary
at State Farm spoke about his career path and his advice for
students who want to become professional actuaries. Open to
all students. Board Games
Social
The Actuarial Club board games social event took place
Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 6pm.in STV 401A. Open to all
students.Presentation on Actuarial Credentials by Pinnacle Actuarial Resources
On October 16, 2019 at 6pm in SFHB 356, our alumni Kristen Marshall and Erich Brandt of Pinnacle Actuarial Resources spoke about Statements of Actuarial Opinions (SAOs), where actuarial credentials are put to use. Students gained greater understanding of the purpose behind the exams process and helped write an SAO for a sample company. Open to all students.Travelers
Presentation (via Skype)
On September 30,
2019 at 6 p.m. in State Farm Hall of Business room 356
Winnie Sloan and other actuaries from Travelers St. Paul
office made a presentation via Skype to tell our students
about working at Travelers and internship opportunities.
Open to all students.
2019 Meet the Firms
2019 Meet the Firms actuarial
employment event was held Monday, September 23, 2019, 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 was 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.
We cannot accommodate students from other universities at
this event any more, only Illinois State University students
can participate.
Presentation by
President of the Casualty Actuarial Society
On Monday, September 23, 2019, our Actuarial Club and
Actuarial Program welcomed the recent President of the
Casualty Actuarial Society, Mr. Brian Brown, FCAS,
alumnus of Illinois State University, at 1:30 p.m. in room 401
in Stevenson Hall. He made a presentation about the Casualty
Actuarial Society and careers in property/casualty
insurance. Open to all students.Presentation by
past Presidents of Actuarial Club
On Thursday, September 19, 2019, 6-8 p.m., in Stevenson Hall
room 101, our alumnus Charles Johnson, ASA, an actuary at
Northwestern Mutual, and former President of our Actuarial
Club, together with some other Presidents of our Actuarial
Club made a presentation to help students prepare for the Meet
The Firms event that was held on September 23. Open to all
students.Mentor Night
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 6-8 p.m., in Stevenson Hall
room 101, our Actuarial Club hosted its Mentor Night. Open to
all students.Midwest Actuarial Students Conference
On Friday, September 13, 2019 and Saturday, September 14, our Actuarial Club hosted the Midwest Actuarial Students Conference (MASC). The 2019 MASC was held at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center located at 8 Traders Circle in Normal, Illinois. Detailed information about this event is posted at its site: https://sites.google.com/view/masc-2019/home.Midwest Actuarial
Students Conference Volunteers Orientation
On Thursday, September 11, 2019, 6-8 p.m., in Stevenson Hall
room 101, our Actuarial Club held an orientation for
volunteers for the Midwest Actuarial Students Conference to be
held September 13-14, 2019 at Illinois State University. All
students are welcome.Presentation by
Reinsurance Group of America
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 6-8 p.m., in SFHB 145,
our alumna Sarah Weller, FSA, our alumna Kelsie Kligenberg,
and George Baker, all of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)
spoke about their company, their experiences working there,
and preparing for the actuarial career. Open to all students.Presentation by
Alex Sommer, ASA, our alumnus and actuary at Cigna
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 6-8 p.m., in Stevenson Hall
room 101, Mr. Alex Sommer, ASA, our alumnus and actuary at
Cigna, made a presentation about his company and provided
advice on internship/job search, preparing a resume and
preparing for Meet the Firms event. Open to all students.First Fall 2019 Actuarial Club General Meeting
On Monday, August 26, 2019, at 6 pm in Stevenson Hall room 101, the Actuarial Club will hold its first general meeting for the Fall 2019 semester. Open to all students.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.
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. 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. 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.