Sam Broverman has been a Professor of Actuarial Mathematics since 1978, first at The University of Texas at Austin until 1980, and since then at the University of Toronto. Professor Broverman is an ACTEX author who has written numerous textbooks and study guides widely used by students preparing…
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Victoria Grossack is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, having received her fellowship in 1997. A graduate of Dartmouth College, she has worked at Argonaut Insurance Company in California, Zurich Financial Services in Zurich, Switzerland, and Folksamerica Reinsurance in New York.
Continue readingBrian has been programming since the mid-80’s when he taught a turtle how to walk with the Logo language. While in college, he learned how to use Fortran for computational physics to model harmonic oscillations and the movement of gas particles (among other things). After beginning his career as an…
Continue readingPaul Walsh is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland and a Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries in the UK. Prior to founding Acumen Resources he worked in both direct-writing and consulting actuarial environments over an extensive career. He now consults across all practice…
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This Skill Sets Some Actuaries Apart from the Rest, and Lacking It Holds Others Back
In The Influential Actuary: How Actuaries and Other Technically-Oriented Professionals Set Themselves Apart, author Dave Miller interviewed four actuaries who, in his estimation, achieved great status in their careers and made tremendous impact both in their organizations and the industry. Among…
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Notable Actuaries: Bruce Schobel
The Past and Future of the Social Security System and Other Retirement Benefit Systems An Interview with Social Security Expert and Former President of the Society of Actuaries Bruce Schobel
Continue readingThis month, ACTEX continues our series of interviews with actuaries from around the world with an interview from Yair Babad, who splits his time between Israel and California, to learn more about the actuarial profession in Israel.
Continue readingThis month, ACTEX continues offering a series of interviews with actuaries from around the world by interviewing Hassan Scott Odierno BSc, FSA from Malaysia.
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