Coffee Hour Papers

 

Summaries of Current Topics of Interest

In Actuarial Science and Risk Management

 

 

Each item listed below links to a short summary of the topic, in PDF format. The intent is that each summary paper can quickly provide a reader with an appreciation and understanding of the topic sufficient to talk intelligently about it in a coffee hour or cocktail party-type setting. This collection thus represents a reference library providing quick access to current events information.

 

These summaries have been written by UIUC students in past classes. No representation is made regarding the timeliness or accuracy of the information in these summaries, and each summary reflects only the work and opinions of the student author.

 

Actuarial Malpractice

Lloyds of London

Asbestos

Loss Reserving Opinions

Auto Residual Market

Mergers and Acquisitions

Catastrophes-2005

Medicare Part D

Catastrophes-2006

Medical Malpractice

Catastrophe bonds

Mississippi Regulatory Events

Catastrophe Modeling

Mold Issues

California Earthquake Authority

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Credit Scoring

Property-Casualty Insolvencies

Directors and Officers

Sarbanes-Oxley

Enterprise Risk Management

Special Event Insurance

Finite Reinsurance

State versus Federal Regulation

Flood Insurance

Sport Utility Vehicles

Florida Regulatory Events

Terrorism Risk

Hurricane Katrina

Workers Compensation

Insurance Fraud