En français by Jason Alleyne The phoenix of Greek mythology arises from the ashes of its predecessor. For the Actuaries Club of Toronto, the rebirth is starting from the ice–and rocks. A fr
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En français by Ben Marshall The annual Actuarial Students’ National Association (ASNA) convention is the largest gathering of actuarial students in Canada every year. The most recent conventi
Read MoreLeave a CommentEn français by Kevin J. Pledge On Dec. 1, 2017, the University of Waterloo held its “Advances in Predictive Analytics” conference, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), as part of it
Read MoreLeave a CommentThe Society of Actuaries’ (SOA’s) University Outreach program celebrated its 10-year anniversary in the fall of 2017. That’s 10 years of learning and laughs with hundreds of actuaries and thousa
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En français by Ben Marshall The most recent meeting of the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA’s) Listening Tour Canada was held at the Hôtel Château Laurier in Québec City in early October. Th
Read MoreLeave a CommentEn français by Lisa Peterson and Ben Marshall The Canadian financial services industry is recognized around the world for the strength of its risk and capital management practices. Most notably,
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En français by Ben Marshall An important axiom of proper risk management is that “there should be no surprises.” [1] That is, the nature of a firm’s risk exposures must be contemplated ac
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By Efua Mantey During the recent Annual Meeting of the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) held in D.C., I had the honor of meeting with Marsha Bera-Morris, the first black woman to
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En français by Max J. Rudolph Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
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En français On its website, the Actuarial Students’ National Association (ASNA) states that its primary mission is to “inspire and educate the next generation of actuarial leaders through a wi
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