Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Stevenson Hall
room 101, 6-7 PM -- Actuarial Club Ice Cream Social
Actuarial Club will hold its Spring ice cream social event
as the last event of the semester.
Friday, April 22nd (People's Park) 6-7 PM
-- Actuarial Club Picnic
Actuarial Club held is Spring picnic at People's Park for
the Spring actuarial club picnic, located at the
Intersection between Osage Street and S. University Street
Wednesday, April 20th (STV
101) 6-7 PM -- Python Presentation
Karissa Barth, our Actuarial Club
officer, gave a presentation on Python with a hands-on
activity.
Thursday, April 14, 2022: 6:00 p.m.:
Virtual presentation by our alumna Ms. Dani Galbraith
Dani graduated from ISU in 2001 and
has gone on to have a great career in the actuarial
profession. She worked at USAA right after graduation but
founded an analytics company in 2019 that helps business
professionals bridge the gap between business and
analytics. This was a great opportunity to hear from a
graduate that has experienced traditional actuarial work,
as well as non-traditional actuarial work.
Thursday, April 14, 2022, 5:30 p.m.:
Virtual presentation on Cannabis Insurance by Professor
Brenda Wells
Professor Brenda Wells at East Carolina
University presented about unique risks involved in
cannabis. Our Gamma Iota Sigma chapter and the Actuarial
Club join the GIS chapter at East Carolina University
watched Professor Wells' virtual presentation.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 5:30 p.m.:
Actuarial Club Elections
On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 5:30
p.m., Actuarial Club held its elections in room 101 in
Stevenson Hall.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022,
5:15 p.m.: Actuarial Club general meeting
On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 5:15
p.m., in Stevenson Hall room 102 there was a general meeting
of the Actuarial Club.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022,
6 p.m.: CVS/Aetna Presentation
On March 30, 2022, our alumnus, Henry
Haase gave a presentation about his employer: CVS/Aetna.
Monday, March 28, 2022, 6 p.m.: Verisk
Presentation
On Monday, March 28, 2022, at 6 p.m.,
Gamma Iota Sigma and Actuarial Club jointly hosted a
presentation by Verisk.
Friday, March 25, 2022: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm:
Ice-Skating Social Event at the Bloomington Ice Center
This was a social event of the
Actuarial Club.
Thursday, March 17, 2022, 4 p.m., via
Zoom, Special presentation on Health Insurance
Our alumnus Eric
Schuneman, and Sarah Derango, of State Farm, made a
presentation about Disability Income, Hospital Indemnity,
Medicare Supplement, and Long Term Care Insurance pricing
and reserving, via Zoom.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 4 p.m., via Zoom,
Special presentation on Reinsurance reserving
Special presentation by
Ms. Magdalena Diedrich, FSA, Corporate Vice President and
Actuary at New York Life Insurance Company. Zoom
instructions will be provided later.
Monday, March 14, 2022, 6 p.m.: Monte
Carlo Simulation Presentation
On Monday, March 14, 2022, at 6 p.m.,
Actuarial Club presented a presentation about Monte Carlo
simulation.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 6 p.m.: Second
General Meeting
This second general meeting of the
Actuarial Club was a live event in Stevenson Hall room 120.
Monday, March 7, 2022, 6 p.m.: Excel
Presentation Part 2 (STV 120) by Sebastian Czerwinski
This was a live event in Stevenson Hall
room 120. Mr. Sebastian Czerwinski, an officer of our
Actuarial Club, made a presentation about Microsoft Excel
software.
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 4 p.m., via Zoom,
Special presentation on Principles-based reserving
Special presentation by
Ms. Magdalena Diedrich, FSA, Corporate Vice President and
Actuary at New York Life Insurance Company.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 4 p.m., via Zoom,
Special presentation on Principles-based reserving
Special presentation by
Ms. Magdalena Diedrich, FSA, Corporate Vice President and
Actuary at New York Life Insurance Company.
Thursday, February 24, 2022, 4 p.m., via
Zoom, Special presentation on Workers Compensation
This special
presentation on Workers Compensation was made by our alumni:
Mr. Erich Brandt, FCAS, Consulting Actuary and Ms. Kristen
Marshall, ACAS, of Pinnacle
Actuarial Resources.
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 6 p.m. --
Presentation by Roosevelt Mosley, President-Elect of the
Casualty Actuarial Society
Mr. Roosevelt Mosley,
FCAS, who is a Principal and Consulting Actuary at Pinnacle
Actuarial Resources, and President-Elect of the Casualty
Actuarial Society, made a special presentation on actuarial
work in property/casualty insurance for our Actuarial Club
and Actuarial Program via Zoom.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 6 p.m.: CNA
Presentation by Josh Collier (Virtual)
On Monday, February 21, 2022 at 6
p.m. Mr. Josh Collier, ACAS, of CNA Insurance, made a
presentation entitled: How to think like an actuary.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 6 p.m.:
Second General Meeting (STV 120)
This was a live event in Stevenson Hall
room 120: Second General Meeting of the Actuarial Club.
Monday, February 7, 2022, 6 p.m.: Excel
Presentation Part 1 (STV 120) by Sebastian Czerwinski
This was a live event in Stevenson Hall
room 120. Mr. Sebastian Czerwinski, an officer of our
Actuarial Club, made a presentation about Microsoft Excel
software.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in STV
120, 6-7 p.m. -- Mock Interviews
The Actuarial Club
board members were available to hold mock interviews. It was
an informal meeting, meant to be a good chance to work on
interviewing in low pressure situations so you can be more
comfortable when interviewing for a full-time job or an
internship.
Friday, January 21, 2022, 3:45 p.m.
-- Encova Insurance presentation
On Friday, January 21,
2022, at 3:45 p.m. our alumna Ms. Andi Shirazi made a
presentation about her employer, Encova Insurance (via
Zoom).
Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 6 p.m.
-- First general meeting of Actuarial Club
On Wednesday, January
19, 2022, at 6 p.m., Actuarial Club held its fist general
meeting (via Zoom).
2022 Actuarial Research Event
This event was held via Zoom on
Monday, December 6, 2021, 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time.
COVID Data Follies: Vaccination Rates, Relative Risk,
and Simpson's Paradox
You may have heard statistics in the news that most of the
people testing positive for COVID, currently, in a
particular location, or most of the people hospitalized
for COVID, or even most of the people dying of COVID were
vaccinated! How can that be? Does that prove that the
vaccines are ineffective? Using real-world data, the
speaker, Mary Pat Campbell, will show how these statistics
can both be true and misleading. Simpson's Paradox is
involved, which has to do with comparing differences
between subgroups with very different sizes and average
results. Simpson's Paradox actually appears quite often in
the insurance world. Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA is a
life actuary who works in Insurance Research at Conning,
based out of Hartford, CT. She is an active volunteer with
the Society of Actuaries. Her LinkedIn profile is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marypatcampbell/
The Powerpoint file of the presentation is here.
Video of the event is here.
Thursday, December 2, 2021, Finals
Study Night, 6-7 P.M.
The Actuarial Club hosted a study
night in lieu of the finals next week. The event will be
held in Stevenson Hall room no 120 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Central and the dress code is casual.
Wednesday, Novemeber 17, 2021, How
to pass Actuarial Exams, 6-7 P.M.
Greg Coffman and Josh Viacrusis
presented on "How to pass Actuarial Exams".
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Thank
You Letters to the Math Department, 6-7 P.M.
The Actuarial Club hosted an event
to write Thank You letters to the Math Department.
Wednesday, Novemeber 10, 2021,
Pinnacle Q&A
Kirsten Marshall, Paige Bailey and
Mark Murdoch of Pinnacle Actuarial Resources were at ISU
for a casual Q&A session.
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Different
Types of Actuarial Work by Jabari Washington
Jabari Washington, the social chair
of the Actuarial Club presented on the different types of
actuarial work.
Friday, October 29, 2021, Halloween
Movie Watch Party
The Actuarial Club hosted a Halloween
Movie watch party.
Monday, October 25, 2021, Study
Resources #2
Luke Stachowski gave a presentation
on study materials for the actuarial exams.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, Study
Resources from The Infinite Actuary
Tyler Jenkins presented on the
actuarial resources provided by The Infinite Actuary to
help pass actuarial exams.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, Assest
Liability Management Presentation by Dr. Wei Hao
Dr. Wei Hao, FSA, CFA, an actuary at
State Farm, presented on asset-liability management.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021, CAS vs
SOA Presentation by Sebastian Czerwinski
Sebastian presented on the
differences between the CAS and SOA.
Friday, October 8, 2021, Actuarial
Club Picnic
The Actuarial Club hosted their
annual club picnic on Friday, October 8, 2021 from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Central.
Meet the Firms 2021, our main
actuarial employment event, was held live on Monday,
September 27, 2021, in Prairie Room in the Bone Student
Center, on campus of Illinois State University, from 5:30
p.m. till 8 p.m. The event is free of charge to employers.
For employers who prefer virtual event, we will also have
a virtual version, on Friday, October 1, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
This virtual event will require a fee payment by
employers.
Students can register for the virtual Meet The Firms event
through this Hire a Redbird portal: https://careerservices.illinoisstate.edu/hire-a-redbird/.
Employers can register at: https://smartURL.it/MTFregister.
The site
specifically dedicated to the Meet the Firms event
is here.
You can send questions to: actuary@IllinoisState.edu.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021,
Humana Company Presenation and Interviews
Humana, a health insurance company
headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky presented on
September 22, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 7-8 PM,
Resume Night, Actuarial Club Event
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, from
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central, the Actuarial Club hosted a
Resume Night.
Monday, September 20, 2021, 6-7 PM,
Milliman Company Presentation
Former president, Scott Damery and
Sam Heil from Milliman presented about Milliman which is a
large health consulting firm.
Thursday, September 16,2021, 6-7 PM,
Centene Company Presentation
Centene, headquartered in St. Louis,
MO, presented about healthcare and the opportunities they
have available for internships and full-time positions.
Thursday, September 16,2021, 1-2 PM,
Virtual presentation by Sunish Menon
Sunish Menon, a manager at State
Farm, presented on data science and actuarial science.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6-7
PM, Resume Workshop by CNA
CNA hosted a hybrid Resume Workshop
on September 15, 2021, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Central.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 6-7 PM,
How to get a job by ISU Alumnus Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson, FSA, CERA, MAAA
presented on How to get a job and shared what recruiters
expect in resumes and screening interviews.
Monday, September 13, 2021, 7-8 PM,
Meet the Firms Preparation (Start Building Resumes)
Lizzie Stremming, Karissa Barthand
and Sejal Pamnani helped the students in building and
improving their resumes along with discussing
interviewing, elevator speeches, actuarial jargon etc from
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central, in Stevenson Hall room no 120
for Meet the Firms event which is scheduled for September
27, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Central at the Prairie
Room in Bone Student Centre.
Cigna Presentation
Cigna made a hybrid presentation for
our students on September 8 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central
in Stevenson Hall room no 120, for those who wish to
attend in person. The dress code for the event is Business
Casual.
Presentation on modeling of catastrophe
risk
On Thursday, September 2, 2021, from
6 p.m to 7 p.m. Central, there was a special virtual
presentation by Ms. Minchong Mao, FCAS, ASA, Managing
Director, Reinsurance Solutions at Aon, on modeling of
catastrophe risk.
OneAmerica presentation and interviews and
Gamma Iota Sigma Meeting
OneAmerica, which is a life insurance
company headquartered in Indianapolis, presented on the
opportunities for summer internships and full-time
positions on September 1, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Central and held virtual interviews on September 2, 2021. After the
OneAmerica presentation, Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) held their
first general meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Central, in State Farm
Hall of Business room no 357.
Friday, August 27th @ 4-5 PM, Maxwell Park
(Frolf) - Casual Dress Code, Actuarial Club Social Event
All actuarial
students were invited to our first social event of the
semester. Take a break from studying to come disc golf and
socialize with fellow club members. If you don't have any
discs or a frisbee, feel free to still come out because we
have extra discs that you can borrow. Address: 305 N
Parkside Rd, Normal, IL 61761. Please remember to follow Illinois State
University COVID-19 guidelines, for more information go
to: https://coronavirus.IllinoisState.edu.
On Thursday, August 26th, 6-7 PM, in
Stevenson 232 there was a Reinsurance Group of America
Company Presentation
Kelsie Klingenberg,
ASA, and Levi Triplo of RGA presented on opportunities at
RGA and discussing life as an actuary at a global
reinsurance company.
Thursday, August 26th, 1-2 PM, Pinnacle
Actuarial Resources presentation on Virtual (Optimizing
Efficiency with Large Datasets)
Christina Negley,
FCAS, and Joseph Sveda, ACAS, of Pinnacle Actuarial
Resources presented on efficiency when dealing with large
datasets in SAS and R.
Sign up at this link: https://www.pinnacleactuaries.com/Events/Events-Webinars/event/523/august-apex-webinar-optimizing-efficiency-with-large-datasets
Presentation on hedging of variable
annuities
On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 6 p.m.
there was a special presentation by Mr. Isaac Nyarko, FSA,
our alumnus who is an actuary at Allianz Life Insurance in
Minneapolis, on hedging of deferred annuities contracts.
FM Study Group
There will be a study group for exam
FM that will be hosted on Tuesday and Thursday from 4 pm
to 5 pm in Stevenson Hall room 120 and will be led by Greg
Coffman, Abby Gunwall, Sydney Austin and Lizzie Stremming.
The sessions will commence from the 24th of August and
will last until the finals week.
First Fall 2021 meeting of the
Actuarial Club (General Meeting)
Monday, August 23,
2021, 7 pm -- 8 pm in Williams Hall room 111.
Freshmen social meeting with the Actuarial
Club Officers
This event was held
Wednesday, August
18, 2021, 7 pm -- 8 pm in Williams Hall room 111.
Ice Cream Study Night
This event was held
Wednesday, April 28th from 6 pm to 7 pm,
Actuarial Club Elections
The elections were
held on Monday, April 26th from 6 pm to 8 pm,
Advice Night
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 6
p.m., the Actuarial Club held an Advice Night, an event in
which Actuarial Club officers offered advice, which other
students need.
Friday, April 16, 2021, 5:00 p.m.: 2021
Actuarial Research Event
The 2021 Actuarial Research Event was
a Zoom
lecture by the 1997 Nobel Prize winner in Economics,
Professor Myron Scholes.
Professor Scholes spoke about the power of compound
returns and the future of investment management. The
issue of particulate importance was: Marrying the constant
distribution model of most of finance with the use of
crowdsourced cross sectional signals to enhance compound
returns.
Excel Tips & Tricks Presentation
Wednesday, March 31st at 6 pm to 7 pm
CDT
The Excel file with exercises is
here, and the Excel file with solutions for exercises
is here.
Presentation on COVID-19 Impact on
Insurance Industry
Monday, March 29th at 6 pm to
7 pm CDT
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 6:00 p.m.; Allstate presenation
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 6:00
p.m., our Actuarial Club hosted an Allstate Insurance
presentation.
Monday, March 22, 2021, 6:00 p.m.;
Actuarial Club Social event
On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.,
our Actuarial Club hosted a Club social event.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 6:00 p.m.;
Actuarial Club Officers Presentation on Internships
Expectations
On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:00
p.m., our Actuarial Club hosted a presentation by its
officers on internships expectations.
Thursday, March 4, 2021, 4:00 p.m. -- 5:50
p.m.: Special presentation on Principles Based Reserving
by Ms. Magdalena Diedrich, FSA, Corporate Vice President
and Actuary at New York Life Insurance Company, Part II
On Thursday, February 25, 2021 our
Actuarial Club hosted a special presentation on Principles
Based Reserving
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 5:30 p.m.;
Zurich Insurance Presentation
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:30
p.m., our Actuarial Club hosted a presentation by
Zurich Insurance.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 4:00 p.m. -- 5:50
p.m.: Special presentation on Principles Based Reserving
by Ms. Magdalena Diedrich, FSA, Corporate Vice President
and Actuary at New York Life Insurance Company, Part I
On Thursday, February 25, 2021 our
Actuarial Club hosted a special presentation on Principles
Based Reserving
Monday, March 1, 2021, 6 p.m.; Zoom
Professionalism Presentation
On Monday, March 2, 2021 at 6 p.m., our
Actuarial Club held a professionalism presentation.
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 4:00 p.m. --
5:50 p.m.: Special presentation on Workers Compensation by
Mr. Erich Brandt, FCAS, and Ms. Kristen Marshall, ACAS,
from Pinnacle Actuarial Resources
On Thursday, February 25, 2021 our
Actuarial Club hosted a special presentation on Workers
Compensation.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021: Club Social
(JackBox games)
Wednesday, February 24th at 6 pm to 7
pm CDT
Tuesday, February 23, 2021: Paracord
Drop-Off
Tuesday, February 23rd at 6 pm to 7 pm
CDT
Meet Trevor at the Starbucks in the Bone Student Center
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 6 pm - 7 pm:
Paracord Pick-Up
On Thursday, February 18, 2021 our
Actuarial Club will host a Paracord Pick-Up Event.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6 pm - 7 pm:
Social Security Actuarial Presentation by the Chief
Actuary of Social Security Administration: Mr. Steve Goss
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 our
Actuarial Club hosted a Social Security Actuarial
Presentation by the Chief Actuary of Social Security
Administration, Mr. Steve Goss.
Wednesday February 3rd 6 pm - 7 pm: FM
Study Group Presentation
On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 our
Actuarial Club hosted an exam FM Study Group presentation,
via Zoom.
Monday February 1st 6 pm - 7 pm: Resume
Workshop
On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 6
p.m., our Actuarial Club hosted a resume workshop, via
Zoom.
First social event of Spring 2021: Playing
AmongUs
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 6 pm
to 7pm CDT, via Zoom
Spring 2021 First General Meeting of the Actuarial Club
The first general meeting of the Actuarial Club
for the Spring 2021 semester was held Wednesday, January 20,
2021 at 6pm, via Zoom.