Research-Student Research Case Study Challenge

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Signup Deadline: 10-12-2023
Starts: 10-13-2023
Ends: 10-13-2023

Description:

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

Help to develop actuaries of the future by being part of the international team that creates, develops, and judges the annual Society of Actuaries Research Institute Student Research Case Study Challenge! University students from around the world are invited to work in teams to do some research and apply the skills they've learned in school to develop actuarial solutions to challenging real-world problems. Here's a link to the 2023 Challenge web page https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2023-student-research-case-study-challenge/

Responsibilities & Duties *

Choose a case study topic, develop the case study and accompanying data, and outline expected deliverables. Then judge the submissions through 3 rounds (preliminary, semifinals, and finals) from early-mid March through early May.

Time Commitment - Hours *

41 to 60 hours

Time Commitment - Description *

Weekly 1-hour calls on Fridays at 10 am U.S. Central time from September through early January, and some additional time between some calls to develop part of the case study. The case study is released mid-January and submissions are due in mid-late March. Judging takes place over 3 rounds from early-mid March through early May. Participation by email is also welcome if call times are difficult.

Experience Required - Designation *

Member ASA or FSA

Experience Required - Description

None

Opportunity Location *

Non-Country Specific

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