The Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance program distinguishes itself through leadership, innovation, community, connections, networks, and recognition:
Leadership in actuarial science, risk management, and insurance. Areas of thought leadership include developing analytical tools for measuring health care practices, implementing effective enterprise risk management, modeling insurer operations, and understanding our tort system.
Innovation of faculty in topics associated with risk, such as sustainability risk management, actuarial modeling, and statistical analysis.
Community of students, faculty, and staff interested in actuarial science, risk management, and insurance. Our program offers personalized attention and student leadership opportunities.
Connections with industry partners in shared research and academic pursuits, scholarships, mentoring, projects, employment, and debates on the issues.
Networks of alumni and friends who believe in and support the program and our students.
Recognition as a program that develops students with advanced analytical, communication, and critical thinking skills. Students study both the technical elements of actuarial science as well as the policy issues associated with risk management and insurance. The Actuarial Science program is a Center of Actuarial Excellence as designated by the Society of Actuaries, and the Risk Management and Insurance program consistently ranks among the top three in the nation.
We cultivate and disseminate ideas through research and educational programs in areas relating to strategic risk management, decision-making under uncertainty, business analytics, and actuarial science. These activities both inform business and public policy decision-making and propel the delivery of highly valued applied educational programs.
We are globally recognized as thought leaders in domains relating to the strategic management of risk, business analytics, actuarial science, and insurance. Through the excellence of our scholarship and the quality of our educational programs, we positively influence our profession as well as the lives of our students, alumni, and those whom they touch.
We value knowledge. We have a passion for learning and strive for excellence in knowledge creation. We aspire to be a critical component of the circle of knowledge, both learning from and sharing with academic peers, industry experts, and students in our program.
We value excellence. We have a reputation for excellence in everything we do and regularly seek out opportunities for greatness and distinction.
We value leadership. We are known worldwide as innovative thought leaders in our field and we instill leadership skills and values to others in the classroom and beyond.
We value connections. We believe in service to our students, industry, the community, and alumni, and we excel in fostering open lines of communication with and among them.