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Actuarial Pro Zone

Where you perform real-life actuarial projects under the tutelage of an FSA and receive invaluable experience and a Certificate of Excellence for your resume and LinkedIn profile

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    Noura Shamseddine, FSA & Chief Actuary

    Actuarial Pro Zone Program Coordinator

    Perform multi-step actuarial projects from start to finish supervised by an FSA
    Earn certificates of completion for each project with the AET and DWS logo appearing on it, which will be recognized by the industry
    Gain invaluable real-life actuarial work experience to include on your LinkedIn profile and resume
    Projects will be impactful topics of discussion during interviews
    Tremendous work experience for current professionals seeking knowledge in other actuarial lines of business

    Available Projects For Each Category Will Include:

    Life Insurance Product Valuation Projects
    1. Term Insurance (Now Available)
    2. Endowment
    3. Life Annuities
    4. Unit-Linked Products

    Each project will guide students through reserving fundamentals, cash flow projections, and assumptions setting.

    Claims Reserving Projects

    Students can complete individual projects covering key reserving techniques:

    1. Chain Ladder Method
    2. Expected Loss Ratio (ELR) Method
    3. Bornhuetter–Ferguson (BF) Method

    Each method will be delivered as a separate, practical reserving project.

    Generalized Linear Models (GLM) for Pricing

    A full project where students build rating models for non-life products using GLMs (Poisson, Gamma, Tweedie), interpret parameter estimates, and derive rating relativities.

    IAS 19 Employee Benefits Valuation

    A complete project covering projected benefit obligations (PBO), service cost, interest cost, discounting, and reporting requirements under IAS 19.

    IFRS 17 Training Project

    A structured project walking students through fulfillment cash flows, risk adjustment, CSM measurement, and financial reporting under IFRS 17.

    Lapse Study / Experience Analysis Project

    A practical project where students perform data cleansing, calculate actual vs. expected lapses, determine lapse rates by duration.