Join Our Exciting Datathon: Health Insurance Rating Workshop
Are you a young actuary eager to apply your skills to real-world problems? Join us for an engaging and educational datathon at the SOA Asia-Pacific Annual Symposium in Hong Kong, where you'll tackle an intriguing health insurance rating case study led by Dr. Ian Duncan, a renowned health expert in the United States. Seats are limited, so don't miss out!
What to Expect:
- Hands-On Experience: Collaborate in teams to analyze data and solve meaningful problems faced by actuaries in the real world.
- Learning Opportunities: Learn how to develop rates from benefit designs and real-world data, assess product designs to determine data requirements and potential risks, and make recommendations for design changes and pricing.
- Expert Guidance: The workshop will be led by Dr. Ian Duncan, a renowned health expert and adjunct professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara and industrial expert Samuel Lim, the Head of CI Analytics with GenRe.
- Networking: Connect with fellow actuaries and industry professionals to expand your professional network.
Why Participate?
- Inspire and Influence: Be part of a community of emerging actuaries and use your skills to address current and future business problems.
- Broaden Your Horizons: Gain insights into health pricing techniques and learn from the experiences of actuaries worldwide.
- Showcase Your Skills: Present your team's recommendations to a panel of judges and gain recognition.
Don't miss this opportunity to challenge yourself, learn new skills, and make a difference in the actuarial profession.
Target Audiences:
- Young actuaries interested in working with data and learning new techniques.Participants are anticipated to bring their laptop to the workshop for hands-on practice work.
CPD Credits:
- 3 SOA CPD Credits
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Registration Fee |
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Workshop on 17 June morning only |
USD 120 |
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Workshop and 16 June Symposium |
Total USD 360 |
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Workshop and 17 June Symposium afternoon sessions |
Total USD 240 |
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Workshop and Symposium on 16 June and 17 June afternoon sessions |
Total USD 450 |
Facilitators:
Dr. Ian Duncan, PhD, FSA, FIA, FCIA, FCA, CSPA, MAAA
Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Ian Duncan is a UK-trained health actuary (FIA) currently practicing in the US. He is an Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Duncan has founded or co-founded five healthcare analytics companies, including Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc., which merged with Arbital Health in December 2023. He continues to remain an advisor to Arbital Health.
Dr. Duncan is actively involved in public policy and healthcare reform. He served on the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Insurance Authority from 2007 to 2014. Currently, he serves on the Boards of Arbital Health, Clover Insurance (a New Jersey-based Medicare Advantage plan), several healthcare start-up incubators and start-ups, and the Society of Actuaries.
Dr. Duncan is the author of numerous peer-reviewed papers on healthcare outcomes and predictive modeling, as well as several books. His publications include the second edition of “Healthcare Risk Adjustment and Predictive Modeling” (Actex Publications), published in May 2018. He holds a graduate degree in economics from Balliol College, Oxford, and a PhD in Statistics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Samuel Lim, ASA
Head of CI Analytics
Gen Re Life/Health Asia
Samuel is the Head of CI Analytics, and heads the Critical Illness (CI) Analytics at Gen Re Life/Health Asia. In his current role, he is responsible for CI-related research and pricing initiatives in the region. He also leads the Gen Re’s Dread Disease Survey team whose project spread across several key CI market in Asia. Prior to this, Samuel was heavily involved in all of Gen Re’s medical business in ASEAN. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and holds a masters degree from the London School of Economics.
Nicholas Yeo, FSA, FIA
Founder & Actuary
Actomate
Nicholas founded Actomate in 2015, a leading technology focused actuarial firm in Asia. He is an actuary with an exceptional business acumen and a global perspective. His clients and his organization benefit from his strong grasp of strategic, operational and risk management aspects of the business. Nicholas has 18 years’ experience in actuarial work including life insurance, family takaful, general insurance, general takaful, employee benefits, pension, medical insurance, reinsurance and Insurtech startups. Nicholas held appointed actuary and signing actuary roles in various jurisdictions across Asia. Nicholas is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (US). He is a past Council Member of the Society of Actuaries’ Entrepreneurial & Innovation Section. He is also a past Chairperson of the Professional Development Committee and Events Committee of the Actuarial Society of Malaysia. Nicholas graduated from Bayes Business School with First Class Honours in BSc Actuarial Science. He is also a Certified Internal Auditor from The Institute of Internal Auditors.