January 2005 Meeting

Event:  January 2005 Meeting – 2 TOPICS with Consecutive 1-Hour Sessions
 
Session 1:  Balancing Work, Exams, and Personal life
Is it really possible to "have a life" while you are trying to pass actuarial exams?  Four local actuaries who earned their FSA credentials in 2004 (Tony Condon, Connie Lam, Anne Van Wart, and Mark Yoest) will share their experiences and discuss their insights and approaches to balancing work, exams, and personal life. 
Attendee feedback and questions are strongly encouraged during this session.

Tony Condon received his B.S. in Mathematics from Villanova University in 1980 and has worked for over 15 years at Mercer Human Resource Consulting.  He is now a Principal and senior retirement consultant, advising clients on all aspects of financial management of their retirement programs.  Tony is married with four children.

Connie Lam received her M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Minnesota in 1991 and now works as a Senior Associate in the Global Human Resources Solution practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago.  She has six years of experience assisting clients with the design, actuarial valuation, administration and compliance testing of their defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.  Connie is married with two children, ages 6 and 4.

Anne Van Wart received her B.A. from Smith College in 1988 and has been working at Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL for the past 12 years.  She is now an Associate Actuary doing National Account pricing and expense analysis.  Anne is single.

Mark Yoest received his B.A. from DePaul University in 1996 and now works as a Manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he consults to insurance companies, managed care organizations, large employers, and state regulators.  Mark has been married since 2002.

Session 2:  SOA Education Redesign
Speaker:  Dale Yamamoto, FSA, FCA, EA, MAAA Consultant, Hewitt Associates
     Dale will discuss the new education syllabus being phased in from 2005 through 2007. Get an update on what's tested and what's not, how future actuaries will be educated and the overall goals of the education redesign.  Dale is a health actuary in Hewitt Associates national practice in Lincolnshire, Illinois.  He serves as the national practice leader for the actuarial practice in the Health Management line of business.  Dale has testified before Congress on the topic of health care and Medicare reform. Dale was one of four senior health actuaries who reviewed the Administration’s pricing of the Health Security Act premium estimates for the American Academy of Actuaries. He currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Society of Actuaries and the Board of Directors of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries.

Date:  Tuesday January 18, 2005
  2:15  Registration Opens
  2:45  Session 1 Begins (CAL conference room 5)
  3:45  Refreshment Break & Registration
  4:00  Session 2 Begins (CAL conference room 5)
  5:00  Hors d’oeuvres & drinks reception (CAL Atrium)

Location:  Blue Cross & Blue Shield of IL, CAL Level – Room 5
300 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601

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