Future Events

EVENT:  June 2013 CAA, MAF and PRMIA Joint Conference on
        Enterprise Risk Management
       
Impact of Climate Change

The Chicago Actuarial Association (CAA), the Midwest Actuarial Forum (MAF), and the Chicago Chapter of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), with the Fred Arditti Center for Risk Management of DePaul University, are pleased to offer this half-day conference on Enterprise Risk Management.

DATE:   Tuesday, June 18, 2013
     11:45    Registration Table Opens
     12:30    Lunch is served 
       1:00    Session 1:   Lunch Keynote:  Bill Abolt
       2:15*  Session 2:   Tanya Havlicek
       3:30*  Session 3:   Tom Stone
       4:45*  Session 4:   Speaker to be determined
       5:45  Bar opens for Reception (cocktails, beer, wine, soda pop, and snacks)

*Approximate start time of each presentation, with 15-minute breaks between each presentation.

PLACE:  Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, 15th Floor in the LaSalle Room
(Located atop the Apparel Center, just west of the Merchandise Mart – see directions below)
350 W Mart Center Dr, Chicago 60654

COST: $ 85 for members of the CAA, or of the MAF, or sustaining members of Chicago PRMIA,
          $110 for other professionals
          $ 60 reduced rate for Retirees, Full Time Students, Unemployed and Government Employees

Make your reservation online by June 9, 2013. 
If you have questions, please call Pat Pruitt at 312-751-3392 or John Adduci at 312-332-5670.

Please register online at  http://RegisterERM.ChicagoActuarialAssociation.org
Payment will be requested in advance by the reservation confirmation system.  Please use the link in your reservation confirmation message, which uses a secure PayPal web page to process credit cards and e-checks.
There are no refunds for cancellations not received by the end of the day on June 15.
This information, extensive speaker biographies, and subsequent updates are posted on this website.

We welcome and encourage non-actuaries to attend our conference because information covered is relevant to a wide range of work within the insurance and financial community.  Please share this with others who may be interested.

SPEAKER LIST

Bill Abolt
is a Vice President of CB&I Environmental & Infrastructure and leads its Sustainability, Energy and Carbon Management National Practice. Prior to joining CB&I (formerly the Shaw Group) he served as Environment Commissioner, Director of the Office of Budget and Management and Chief of Management, Office of the Mayor, for the City of Chicago, where he was responsible for developing Chicago's strategy to become one of the greenest cities in the United States.

Bill has over 28 years of experience managing complex energy, environmental and public issues including energy planning, sustainability program design, multi-stakeholder budget processes and enterprise-wide analysis of critical infrastructure and electrical system performance. As a part of his responsibilities at CB&I Environmental & Infrastructure, he manages and directs specific consulting projects for corporate and public clients including but not limited to assignments involving renewable energy, energy efficiency, green infrastructure and sustainable design.

He is a member of the Green Ribbon Committee of the Chicago Climate Action Plan, the Midwest Advisory Council of the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Civic Consulting Alliance Leadership Council and is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow (Class of “92.) He serves as an adjunct instructor in Public Policy and Administration at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University where he has developed and taught graduate courses on subjects including public budgeting, energy and climate policy, urban sustainability, intergovernmental management and capital and development finance.

Thomas P. Stone

Tom has served as the Vice President of Catastrophe Management at CNA Insurance for the last five years.  His group is part of the Enterprise Risk Management division.  He currently leads the Corporate Cat Committee which is charged with devising and implementing CNA’s overall Catastrophe management strategy.

Tom is responsible for measuring, monitoring, and reporting the company’s aggregate catastrophe risk.  He is accountable for CNA’s global exposure to all natural and man-made catastrophes.  He established the Cat pricing framework and risk management function within the company.  Tom also oversees the Cat risk analytics that are being developed and applied throughout the organization.

Prior to joining CNA, Tom worked as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young where he led the catastrophe advisory group.  This group teamed with the company’s Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Practice to provide an array of best practices consulting services to insurers, reinsurers, and banks.  Over the last 20+ years, Tom has been involved in catastrophe risk modeling under a variety of capacities, from model design and development to researching ways in which the models can be most effectively applied.


Tanya D. Havlicek, ACAS, MAAA

Tanya is an actuary at Marsh.  She is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) and member of the American Academy of Actuaries.  She holds a BSc in theoretical mathematics from the Ohio State University and an MSc from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. After observing the impacts of the 1993 Mississippi floods and the subsequent interactions amongst people, insurance, and the environment, Ms. Havlicek began researching socio-ecological problems, and she has co-authored and peer reviewed numerous scientific journal articles.  Tanya is a member of the Climate Index Working Group comprised of members from the Casualty Actuarial Society, Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Society of Actuaries, and the American Academy of Actuaries’ Property/Casualty Extreme Events Committee.


MENU (Make your lunch selection at time of reservation.)

Chicken  –  Amish chicken - all natural baked chicken, marinated with a garlic + rosemary sauce, roasted garlic organic mashed potatoes

Vegetarian  –   whole wheat fettuccini - sautéed with artichokes + sundried tomatoes

Breaks between the sessions will include snacks and hot and cold beverages (coffee, tea, soda pop, juice, water)

Please register online at  http://RegisterERM.ChicagoActuarialAssociation.org

Event: June 2013 Event: Post Exam Fun @ the Ballpark

Topic: Chicago White Sox vs. New York Mets

Spring is here! Actuarial exams are in progress, and as soon as exams are over, it will be time to have some fun! We are sponsoring an actuarial group outing to a baseball game at U. S. Cellular Field, home of baseball’s 2005 World Series Champions, the Chicago White Sox, as they meet the New York Mets. Comiskey Cash will be provided at the game to exam takers, supervisors, and proctors. Other attendees will be responsible for their own food & drinks.

Date:  Tuesday, June 25, 2013 (Response deadline May 31)
Seats in Upper Box 537
Game begins at 7:10 p.m.
Location: U.S. Cellular Field (New Comiskey Park)
333 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616

Tickets are only $5 for exam participants and members of the Chicago Actuarial Association. Other guest tickets are $15. At the ballpark, all exam takers will get $15 in Comiskey Cash by presenting their original ticket of admission to the exam (for FAP and FSA modules, please bring proof).

Exam supervisors and proctors will also get the $15 in Comiskey Cash by presenting a photo ID if their name is on Pat Pruitt’s list of exam volunteers.

Order your tickets online at
http://SoxRegister.chicagoactuarialassociation.org  by May 31. Important – make sure you have received a ticket confirmation: If you don’t have a confirmation message Email, you don’t have a reservation. After making a reservation, use the link in the confirmation message to make a payment via the PayPal website.  Please keep track of your total fee, and submit that amount.

These tickets are limited, so the sooner you purchase your tickets, the better. Tickets will be distributed before game day through our network of members or your home mailing address.
Questions? Call Pat Pruitt at 312-751-3392