Outstanding Session Awards: 2021 Life Meeting
The Society of Actuaries is honored to announce the recipients of the Outstanding Session Awards for the 2021 Life Meeting that took place virtually Aug. 30 – Sept. 1.
Actuarial Research and COVID: Cause of Death and Community Mitigation Behavior
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Cynthia MacDonald, FSA, MAAA
Ethical Implications of Big Data, Predictive Models and Artificial Intelligence
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Dorothy L. Andrews, MAAA, ASA, CSPA
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Amber Ruiz, FSA, MAAA
A Tale of Two Technical Disciplines: IT and Actuarial
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Melanie Dunn, FSA, MAAA
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Jennifer Marquino, FSA, MAAA
Three Years After Model Conversion: How’s it Going?
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Jordan Edwards, FSA, MAAA
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Andrew Weaks, FSA, CERA, MAAA
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Alex Zaidlin, FSA, MAAA
The Society of Actuaries would like to thank all the presenters at this year’s Life Meeting for their outstanding contributions. See the full list of presenters.