UNL ACTUARIAL SCIENCE 475/875, ACTUARIAL APPLICATIONS IN PRACTICE; SPRING 2016

Sec 001: T/R 11:00 12:15; Sec 002: T/R 9:30 10:45; CBA 33/38
Date Class session content/reading assignment (to be completed by Date)
1/12 (1) Organizational; Considerations in completing actuarial tasks:
1. Introduction - Introduction PPT
2. Excel Training Videos available outside of class at:
www.vtc.com
username: unltrain
password: #UNL2016
3. Who is John Ruskin and What is He Doing on My Fellowship Certificate?
4. Codes of Conduct: CBA, Candidate, US Actuarial Organizations
5. Actuarial Standards Board (ASB), Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs)
1/14 (2) Considerations in completing actuarial tasks:
1. Read Ethically Speaking, and Financial Disasters and the Creation of Risk Pools, Linden Cole,
FSA, MAAA
2. Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline (ABCD): Powerpoint
3. What Would You Do? disability role play
1/19 (3) Considerations in completing actuarial tasks:
Acuity Video: Ethics: Three Agents in Prison
1/21 (4) Considerations in completing actuarial tasks:
Ethics and Professionalism Case Studies (powerpoint): Moral Character, Ethics, and Professionalism
in Life, at the Office, and in Actuarial Science
Assignment: INDIVIDUAL Reflection Paper on Ethics and Professionalism sessions, due
beginning of class Thursday, January 28 (10 points)
1/26 (5) Excel Boot Camp
1/28 (6) Hand in Reflection Paper on Ethics and Professionalism INDIVIDUAL report at beginning of
class
Excel Boot Camp
2/2 (7) Excel Boot Camp
2/4 (8) Excel Boot Camp
Assignment: INDIVIDUAL assignment (20 points) due beginning of class Thursday, Feb. 11
2/9 (9) Insurance Regulation
Guest Speakers: Jeanne Daharsh, FSA, MAAA, Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission
(Interstate Compact), and Rhonda Ahrens, FSA, MAAA, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Assignment: INDIVIDUAL Paper (10 points) Insurance Regulation session, due beginning of
class Tuesday, February 16
2/11 (10) Hand in Excel Boot Camp INDIVIDUAL report at beginning of class
Term Pricing Excel
2/16 (11) Hand in Insurance Regulation INDIVIDUAL report at beginning of class
Term Pricing Excel
2/18 (12) Term Pricing Excel
2/23 (13) Casualty Insurance Case Study
Guest Speakers: Steve Hunke, ACAS, Omaha office of Zurich; and Mike Synowicki, FCAS, Chicago
office of Zurich
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Sec 001: T/R 11:00 12:15; Sec 002: T/R 9:30 10:45; CBA 33/38
2/25 (14) Casualty Insurance Case Study
Guest Speakers: Steve Hunke, ACAS, Omaha office of Zurich; and Mike Synowicki, FCAS, Chicago
office of Zurich
Assignment: GROUP Paper (40 points) Casualty Insurance sessions, due beg Thurs, March 10
3/1 (15) Term Pricing Excel
Assignment: INDIVIDUAL Excel Spreadsheet (20 points), due beginning of class Tues, March 8
3/3 (16) Term Pricing MG-ALFA
3/8 (17) Hand in Term Insurance INDIVIDUAL spreadsheet at beginning of class
Guest Speaker: Joe Nichols, ASA, EA, MAAA, MSPA, Owner, Nichols Actuarial Consulting, on
traditional pension work and litigation support
3/10 (18) Hand in Casualty Insurance GROUP report at beginning of class
Asset Adequacy Case Study MG-ALFA
3/15 (19) Asset Adequacy Case Study MG-ALFA
Guest Speaker: Karen Rudolph, FSA, MAAA, Consultant with Omaha office of Milliman, Inc
Assignment: GROUP Paper (40 points) Asset Adequacy sessions, due beg of class Tues, April 5
3/17 (20) Conference Calls
3/22, 3/24 NO CLASS SPRING BREAK!!!
3/29 (21) Guest Speaker: Craig Reynolds, FSA, MAAA, President of the Society of Actuaries, Principal and
consulting actuary with Seattle office of Milliman, Inc
Class will be in the Student Union, room will be posted at Union
Assignment: INDIVIDUAL paper (20 points), reflection on SOA Presidents presentation, due
beginning of class Thursday, April 7
3/31 (22) Term Pricing MG-ALFA
Guest Speaker: Matt Nuttleman, ASA, MAAA, Corporate Actuarial Department at Mutual of Omaha
4/5 (23) Hand in Asset Adequacy GROUP report at beginning of class
Health Care Case Study
Guest Speaker: Alan Gard, FSA, Executive Actuary, Aetna
4/7 (24) Hand in SOA President INDIVIDUAL report at beginning of class
Health Care Case Study
Assignment: GROUP paper (40 points), Health Insurance Case Study, due beginning of class
Thursday, April 21
4/12 (25) Guest Speaker: Max Rudolph, presentation on Interest Rate Risk
Assignment: INDIVIDUAL paper (20 points) on Interest Rate Risk presentation, due beginning
of class Tuesday, April 19.
4/14 (26) Term Pricing MG-ALFA
Assignment: GROUP Term Insurance Pricing Paper, Part II, due by noon on Thursday, May 5.
4/19 (27) Hand in Interest Rate Risk INDIVIDUAL report at beginning of class
Prophet Software
Guest Speakers: Rohan Alahakone, ASA, MAAA and Jay Miller, ASA, MAAA, Ameritas
4/21 (28) Hand in Health Insurance GROUP report at beginning of class
Prophet Software
Guest Speakers: Rohan Alahakone, ASA, MAAA and Jay Miller, ASA, MAAA, Ameritas
4/26 (29) GROUP Oral Presentations (40 points)
4/28 (30) GROUP Oral Presentations (40 points)
UNL ACTUARIAL SCIENCE 475/875, ACTUARIAL APPLICATIONS IN PRACTICE; SPRING 2016
Sec 001: T/R 11:00 12:15; Sec 002: T/R 9:30 10:45; CBA 33/38