Research- Climate Data Analysis Group

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Signup Deadline: 11-21-2019
Starts: 11-22-2019
Ends: 11-22-2019

Description:

How does this role benefit the work of the organization and the profession?

Volunteers on a Project Oversight Group help to ensure a quality SOA research product, which results in providing the profession reliable and practical tools/information. 

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 sources
  • Assist with compilation and assessment of data that helps build the Actuaries Climate Index 

Time Commitment

  • 11 to 20 hours
  • 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 

Experience Required

  • Member, Non-Member or Candidate
  • 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

Non-Country Specific 

Travel Required

None 

SOA Training Required

None

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