Research POG-Climate and Extreme Weather Data Analysis Group Member

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Signup Deadline: 12-02-2024
Starts: 12-03-2024
Ends: 12-03-2024

Description:

How does this role benefit the work of the organization and the profession?
Volunteers can help to provide objective analysis of extreme weather events, which results in providing the profession reliable and practical tools/information in an historical context.
Responsibilities & Duties
• Work with SOA staff and Research Committees to organize and analyze climate data sources
• Build and evaluate tools that can help the actuarial profession increase its access to data trends, sources and risk analysis • Study new databases and run exploratory tabulations and calculations for use in climate risk research
• Assist with data compilation and evaluation of data from GHCNDEX, the US Geological Survey, US Department of Agriculture and other publicly available weather data sources
• Assist with compilation and assessment of data that helps build the Actuaries Climate Index
Time Commitment/Hours
21-40 hours
Time Commitment - Description *
Approximately 1 - 2 hours per month to discuss data sources, provide input and direction on data analysis, and develop / code / implement data tools for the actuarial profession. Deeper analyses and tools development from time to time may take additional time.
Experience Required - Designation
Member ASA or FSA
Experience Required - Description
• SOA Member, familiar with how data driven analysis can be practical for the actuarial profession would be preferred.
• Understand large datasets and be familiar with tools for downloading and querying data.
• Technical skills to work with large datasets using programming tools or languages such as R, SAS, C++ and/or VBA.
Opportunity Location
US & CANADA
Opportunity Location
U.S. and Canada
Travel Required
None.
SOA Training Required
None.
Primary Area of Practice
Not Applicable
Specializations
-Open to all Specializations

Qualifications:

Academic/Education
Accounting and Finance
Annuities
Audit
Capital Management
Catastrophe
Commercial Lines
Disability Income Insurance
Distribution
Employee Health Benefits
Financial Reporting
General Insurance/Property Casualty
Health
Health Insurance - Commercial
Health Insurance – Public Systems
Investment and Asset Liability Management
Investments
Liability Insurance
Life
Life Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance
Marketing
Not applicable
Other
Other Post-Employment Benefits
Personal Lines
Predictive Analytics
Private Sector - Pension
Product Pricing/Development
Property Insurance
Provider Systems
Public Sector - Pension
Public Systems/Social Insurance
Regulatory
Reinsurance
Research
Retirement
Risk Management
Risk Management
Specialty Lines
Taxation
Underwriting
Valuation/Reserving
Workers Compensation Insurance

Contact:

SOA Volunteer
Society of Actuaries