CAS Members Present at 55th Actuarial Research Conference

Last month CAS members virtually joined an array of actuarial science experts promoting education, research and interaction within the industry at the 55th Actuarial Research Conference (ARC). The ARC provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners to meet and discuss actuarial problems and their solutions. The 2020 conference was hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 10-12.

CAS members presented on several topics including diversity and inclusion, the impact of COVID-19 and climate finance. Highlights included:

Monday, August 10th

Jonathan Charak, FCAS, insurance executive and actuary at Zurich North America presented “Parametric Insurance.”

Tuesday, August 11th

Mallika Bender, FCAS, co-chair of the Joint Casualty Actuarial Society/Society of Actuaries Committee on Inclusion, Equity and Diversity, and Shawna Ackerman, FCAS, immediate past president of the American Academy of Actuaries spoke on a diversity and inclusion panel.

Steve Kolk, ACAS, was a panelist on a session discussing “climate finance.”

Brian Fannin, ACAS, CSPA, CAS staff research actuary, spoke on the panel “Impact of COVID-19 on P&C Markets: North America and International.”

Other CAS speakers included:

Mark Schultze, FCAS, Ulm University

Jiandong Ren, ACAS, University of Western Ontario

Denise Olson, FCAS, Zurich North America

Sharon Robinson, FCAS, Zurich North America

Jacque Friedland, FCAS, Canadian Institute of Actuaries President-Elect

Jennifer Middough, FCAS, Liberty Mutual

Rade Musulin, ACAS, Finity Consulting

Ian Sterling, FCAS, KPMG

For additional information on the conference, visit https://business.unl.edu/promo/arc/