Cynthia MacDonald, FSA, MAAA
Joseph Wurzburger, FSA, MAAA
Update on Recently Released SOA Experience Studies
- MP2016
- Individual Annuity mort study
- Structured Settlement Annuity mort study
- US Pop data crude rates
- US Pop data articles
- VAGLB study
- Group Life mort study
- GLTD termination data & 3 webcasts
Update on the SOA’s Regulatory Resource
Cindy MacDonald is a Senior Experience Studies Actuary at the Society of Actuaries (SOA) where she manages the internal and external resources that work with approximately 250 SOA volunteers to produce SOA experience studies. Prior to coming to the SOA in 2010, Ms. MacDonald worked at Allstate Financial where she obtained over 25 years of experience in life and annuity product development and asset/liability management. Ms. MacDonald is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a CFA charterholder. She received her BS in mathematics/actuarial science from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.
Joe Wurzburger has been the Health Staff Fellow with the Society of Actuaries since 2014. In this role, Joe has a variety of responsibilities, including: section development and support (specifically for the Health and LTC sections); aactuarial practice advancement and through leadership; exploration of growth opportunities for actuaries outside of traditional roles; internal SOA consulting; networking and leadership development; and actuarial knowledge development. In his most recent role prior to joining the SOA, Joe managed the health valuation department in the Chicago office of Bankers Life, primarily focusing on long-term care insurance and Medicare Supplement. Prior to that, he filled a variety of actuarial roles in both consulting and insurance and has experience with pricing, valuation, and projections.