Career talk: Becoming an actuary

Time and location:  5:00pm Monday, February 2,  HH3017.

Abstract: This talk is aimed at anyone curious about the actuarial profession. It provides an introduction to what actuaries do, where they work, and how to get started in the field. The session also covers career progression, exam pathways, and the different actuarial disciplines. Drawing on personal experience in consulting and economic capital modelling, it shares how math and judgement can be applied in practice to calculate risk and solve business problems. Questions are encouraged throughout.

Speaker: Brandon Thorne is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and currently works as an Actuarial Manager at Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, where he has spent the past four years on the Economic Capital Modelling team. Prior to joining Wawanesa, he worked for four years at Morneau Shepell (now LifeWorks) as part of the Workers’ Compensation actuarial consulting practice. Brandon earned a Bachelor of Science in Pure Mathematics from Memorial University in 2015.

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Location: HH3017

Date and Time: Monday, Feb. 2 at 07:00 PM - 08:59 PM (NST)

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