We regret to inform you that the Actuarial Science Club will unfortunately be canceling our symposium this year due to ongoing concerns regarding the Coronavirus. With company travel restrictions in place and increased risk when students return from spring break travels, we believe this is the best course of action to ensure the health and safety of the community.Thank you all for expressing interest in attending the symposium. The outbreak was not foreseen by any of us, and the board is doing everything to make sure our events remain safe for everyone. Please take precaution as needed to ensure your own well-being.
For university-wide updates, please continue to check your email and the university’s COVID-19 website every day.The ASC Board will be monitoring the outbreak closely and will send notifications if there are any change of plans for our other events (at the moment, there are none other than the Symposium).
Please join our Slack workspace and have it downloaded on your mobile device to receive real-time notifications.Stay healthy, and have a great Spring Break!-ASC Board
The Actuarial Science Club is back with its second Spring Symposium!
This year, we will continue our exploration into the world of insurtech, emerging trends, and the rise of non-traditional practices. Over the last few years, the actuarial space has seen itself revolutionized with the rise of data driven analytics, automation, and AI. With these trends and innovations come their corresponding risks which, in turn, are constantly remodeling our idea of risk management within the industry and expanding it beyond its current boundaries.
This foreshadows an unknown, yet exciting future. Join us at our symposium to get a glimpse of this exciting future where we hope to demystify the key drivers of change within the industry, connect you with the leaders of these trends, and ultimately, expand your personal and professional horizons!
The symposium is a half-day event that consists of speakers from a variety of practices which is capped off with a networking session. It is a great opportunity to not only receive first-hand knowledge from industry leaders, but also to build professional relationships with the guest speakers and your peers. Additionally, a resume book will be compiled of all registered attendees and sent to event sponsors! RSVP to the Facebook event page to stay up to date with the symposium details, or check back on this page for our speaker reveal and schedule of the event. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
uiuc students registration link
non-uiuc Student registration link
industry professional registration link
Presentations will start promptly at 1:00pm. Check back later for a finalized schedule!
Meet Our Speakers
Oliver Wyman: Validating Insurtechs Success: Conducting Analyses on Limited Data
Sasha Wiegand, FCAS, MAAA
Sasha Wiegand is a Senior Consultant for the Chicago, IL office of Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc. She specializes in actuarial forecasting and reserving for unpaid claim liabilities. Her primary responsibilities are to provide property-casualty consulting services to a variety of insurance companies and self-insured corporate clients.
Prior to joining Oliver Wyman in 2016, Sasha held an actuarial consultant position with a public accounting firm and an analyst position with a national top five personal auto insurer.
Sasha is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Dominic Dillingham, ACAS
Dominic Dillingham is an Actuarial Consultant in the Chicago, Illinois office of Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc. He specializes in providing analytical support for both self-insured and insured clients across a variety of industries and coverages.
The analytical solutions that Dominic provides range from GLM-based pricing models, machine learning-based surplus lines pricing, individual claim reserving, and claim flagging algorithms.
Using a blend of R and Python, these solutions are geared toward accuracy and seamless production. Dominic also has experience in visual analytics through R Shiny and D3 as well as database management through prior SQL experience.
Reinsurance Group of America: Wearable Technology in the Life Insurance Industry
Kristen Kenney
As Senior Actuarial Assistant, Kristen Kenney supports RGA’s Global Research and Data Analytics (GRDA) department by conducting research on current and emerging topics of interest to RGA and its clients, such as mortality and morbidity trends, distribution, underwriting analysis and more. Kristen joined the company in 2017 after initially working as an intern for GRDA while an undergraduate.
Prior to joining RGA, Kristen also worked for Willis Towers Watson as an Actuarial Analyst, studying client loss experience and exposure to determine liabilities.
Kristen received a Bachelor of Science degree in actuarial science from Maryville University, where she graduated summa cum laude.
The Case for Change: AI, Analytics and Actuaries
Sara Teppema, FSA
Sara Teppema is a strategic health care leader, consultant, actuary, researcher, mentor, analyst and public health geek whose career has spanned nearly 30 years, working with payers, providers, employers and government entities. In 2019 she founded Alta Advisers, an independent consultancy working with health care provider and payer partnerships, in order to optimize resources and ensure that incentives are aligned toward health equity and better health for populations.
Sara is a member of the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA’s) Board of Directors, and leads the SOA’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts. She is also a member of the SOA Finance committee, and past chair of the SOA’s Research Executive Committee the SOA’s Public Health task force. She frequently writes and speaks on health care; public health; value-based care; and diversity, equity and inclusion topics.
When she’s not involved in work and volunteer activities, she spends time with her husband and three young adult daughters by traveling, playing music, singing, hiking and practicing yoga.
