Midwest Actuarial Student Conference, November 10-11, 2023
The 2023 Midwest Actuarial Student Conference will be held on campus of Illinois State University, November 10 and 11, 2023. Information about the event is at the site: https://smartURL.it/MASC2023. Registration is available at: https://smartURL.it/MASC2023registration. This is an excellent opportunity for actuarial students from the Midwest area to meet each other, exchange ideas, and learn from speakers featured at the conference.
Actuarial Club General Meeting: Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Actuarial club second general meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 5:30 – 6:30 PM in STV 219.
Actuarial Club Picnic on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in People’s Park
Actuarial Club will be holds its picnic event at People’s Park. People’s Park is located on campus of Illinois State University, and its location is shown here. There will be many fun activities like cornhole, Spikeball, KanJam, and even pumpkin painting! Food will be provided
2023 Meet the Firms
Meet the Firms 2023, our main actuarial employment event, will be held live on Thursday, September 21, 2023, in Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center, on campus of Illinois State University, from 5:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. The event is free of charge to employers. For employers who prefer a virtual event, we will also have a virtual version, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 1:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. This virtual event will require a fee payment by employers. Registration information. You can send questions to: actuary@IllinoisState.edu.
Cigna Presentation: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
On September 20, 2023, Cigna Insurance representatives, Justin Garber and Luke Stachowski, our alumni, made a presentation about careers at Cigna, with emphasis on internships and jobs available with the company.
State Farm Life Insurance Company Presentation: Tuesday, September 19, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, State Farm Life Insurance Company representatives gave a presentation in STV 219, 6-7 p.m.
Meet the Firms Preparation Night: Monday, September 18, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219
Meet the Firm prep night was organized by the Actuarial Club on Monday, September 18, 2023 in STV 219, 7-8 p.m.
RGA Presentation: Thursday, September 14, 2023, on Zoom, 6-7 PM
The Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) gave a presentation on Thursday, September 14, 2023 on Zoom at 6-7 p.m. Watch party in STV 219, and virtually on Zoom: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/9090823524.
Resume Workshop: Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
The Actuarial club hosted a Resume Workshop on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in STV 219 at 6-7 p.m.
CNA Mock Interview: Tuesday, September 12, 2023, on Zoom, 6-7 PM
Mock interviews were held by representatives of CNA Insurance on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in a Zoom meeting at 6-7 p.m.
“How to get a job” presentation: Monday, September 11, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 7-9 PM
Charlie Johnsonm, FSA, our alumnus, gave us a presentation on how to get a job on Monday, September 11, 2023, in STV 219 at 7-8 p.m.
Allianz Life Presentation: Thursday, September 7, 2023, on Zoom, 6-7 PM
On Thursday, September 7, 2023, the Actuarial Club hosted representatives of Allianz Life Insurance for a presentation, virtually on Zoom, 6-7 p.m. ISU alumnus, Mr. Nathan Schuele, presented about opportunities available at Allianz, including internships.
Interview Session: Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
There was an interview preparation session on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 6-7 PM in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 p.m.
Zurich Insurance Presentation: Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, there was a presentation from Zurich Insurance, at 6-7 PM in Stevenson Hall room 219. Actuarial Analyst, Tami Beecroft, presented on P&C Actuarial work. She also gave an overview of internship opportunities available at Zurich.
CVS Health/Aetna presentation: August 31, 2023, Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
CVSHealth/Aetna made a virtual presentation about opportunities available with their company on Thursday, August 31, 2023.
Actuarial Science 101: Wednesday, August 30, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
The Actuarial Club held a meeting dedicated to a presentation entitle “Actuarial Science 101” on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in Stevenson Hall 219, 6-7 PM.
General Meeting: Monday, August 28, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 7-8 PM
The Actuarial Club held it’s first general meeting for the semester on Monday, August 28, 2023 in STV 219 at 7-8 p.m.
Freshman Meet and Greet: Monday, August 21, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 219, 6-7 PM
Freshman Meet and Greet took place on Monday, August 21, 2023, in STV 219 at 6-7 p.m.
Actuarial Banquet: Monday, May 1, 2023, in Hancock Stadium Club, 5:30 PM
Our Actuarial Banquet for the end of the academic year 2022/2023 was held on Monday, May 1, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in Hancock Stadium Club. All of our actuarial students were invited. Our speaker was Mr. Charles Johnson, FSA, our alumnus.
Actuarial Research Event: Monday, May 1, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 401, 3:30 PM
Actuarial Research Event 2022 was a lecture by Professor Maochao Xu of our Department, on Monday, May 1, 2023, in STV 401 at 3:30 PM. Professor Maochao Xu is the Graduate Director in our Master degree program. He made a presentation about his current research. Everyone was welcome.
Midwest Food Bank: Monday, March 27, 2023, at 2031 Warehouse Road, Normal IL, 7-8 PM
On Monday, March 27, 2023, we had a volunteering event with Midwest Foodbank.
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Presentation: Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 310, 4-6 PM
A team from Pinnacle Actuarial Resources made a presentation about Workers Compensation on thursday, March 23, 2023, at 4 p.m. in STV 310
Python Presentation/General Meeting: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 401, 6-7 PM
This Wednesday, our Actuarial Club had their 3rd general meeting. After the general announcements Carley Habing gave a Python presentation, in STV 401, 6-7 PM.
Department of Defense Presentation: Monday, March 20, 2023, on Zoom, 5-6 PM
Department of Defense representatives gave us information on how actuaries play a role in the government. We met virtually through Zoom, 5-6 PM.
Cigna Presentation: Monday, March 6, 2023, in STV 401, 6-7 PM
Alumni Justin Garber gave a presentation on the traditional side of health insurance. This was the last presentation on health insurance for the semester. We had a Zoom a watch party in STV 401.
Life Insurance Reserving: Thursday, March 2, 2023, on Zoom, 4-6 PM
Ms. Magdalena Diedrich, FSA, Senior Pricing Actuary at Legal & General Insurance, who is a friend of our program, made three presentations about advanced reserving issues for life insurance, mostly concentrating on principle-based reserving. She presented on March 2, March 7 and March 9, at 4 p.m., until 5:50 p.m., with a ten minute break in the middle.
Milliman Presentation: Monday, February 27, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 401, 6-7:30 PM
Alumni Scott Damery cameg with other Milliman representatives this Monday to give a presentation followed by a case study focused on the health side of the insurance industry.
CAS P&C Student Night: Wednesday, February 22, 2023, on Zoom, 7-8 PM
The CAS ambassadors came together to create the first ever CAS University Student night. This eveant gave you chance to talk to other university students studying Actuarial Science all across the United States and Canada, on zoom at 7-8 PM.
Allianz Presentation: Wednesday, February 22, 2023, on Zoom, 6-7 PM
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 our alumnus Nathan Schule along with other representatives from Allianz Life, gave a presentation on the different facets of work at Allianz, on Zoom, 6-7 PM.
General Meeting: Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 401, 6-7 PM
The Actuarial club held it’s second general meeting of the semester. We went over quite a few events and opportunities coming up. After the general announcements our VP of Social Tyler Jenkins discussed exam resources. Free food was provided.
Actuarial Club Officer’s Election: Monday, February 6, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 401, 6-7 PM
The Actuarial club officers election was conducted on Monday, February 6, 2022 in STV 401, at 6-7 PM.
Post COVID Insurance Presentation: Monday, January 30, 2023, on Zoom, 6-7 PM
On Monday, January 30, 2023, there was a post COVID insurance presentation by Delasa Bady, an Actuary from GuideOne Insurance, on Zoom at 6-7 PM.
Presentation on Actuarial Reserving: Thursday, January 19, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 310, 4-6 PM
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, there were presentations from Actuarial presentatives of Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc., about property/casualty reserving, in STV 310 at 4-6 PM.
Actuarial Club General Meeting: Wednesday, January 18, 2023, in Stevenson Hall room 101, 6-7 PM
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the Actuarial club held its first general meeting for the semester in STV 101 at 6-7 PM.
For information on previous events held by the Actuarial Program, please visit our Events Archive.
In addition to these events, we also hold an Actuarial Research Seminar.