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CONSUMER EDUCATION Developed in partnership with Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)

Mission: To develop, fund and execute education and research programs that serve the public by harnessing the talents of actuaries. CONSUMER EDUCATION

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CONSUMER EDUCATION Developed in partnership with Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)

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  1. Mission: To develop, fund and execute education and research programs that serve the public by harnessing the talents of actuaries.

  2. CONSUMER • EDUCATION • Developed in partnership with Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) • Peril-specific guide to Homeowners insurance issues • Dissemination through • FLASH Web site • State Insurance Commissioners • Katrina recovery expositions • Florida State Cabinet • Bob Vila Web Blog • View additional consumer education at the Foundation’s Web site

  3. RESEARCH & ACTUARIAL EDUCATION • Sponsoring tomorrow’s actuaries with scholarship opportunities:- John Culver Wooddy Scholarship- Actuary of Tomorrow Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship • Funding the future of actuarial research:- Individual Grants Competition- Briefs, Symposiums, textbooks…… • Awards and Prizes:- ERM Best Paper Award • - David Garrick Halmstad Prize- John Hanson Memorial Prize- Wynn Kent Public Communication • Award • Web host for the Actuarial Research Exchange:http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/exchange/

  4. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study* Mathematics Test Results for Industrialized Nations4th Grade Singapore 594 Hong Kong 575 Japan 565 Taiwan 564 Belgium 551 Netherlands 540 England 531 Average of 40 Industrialized Nations 529 United States 518 Italy503 Australia 499 New Zealand 493 Scotland 490 Norway 451 *2003

  5. MENTORING MAKES A DIFFERENCE

  6. SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL “I teach middle school mathematics. We currently completed your program Shake, Rattle & Roll and loved it!” Kristie Kopp York Suburban Middle School, York, PA “I found your Shake, Rattle & Roll lesson plans, activities. THIS IS FANTASTIC! Do you have more where that came from? I plan to incorporate the activities as the year progresses. Thank you for such quality at the right price!” Diane Fox Central Academy, Des Moines, IA “Very good application. I really liked the hurricane category probability problem! Very neat!” Dan Baumgardt, Meteorologist Public Weather Service

  7. TOP CORPORATE SPONSORS Actuarial Society of Greater New York

  8. FOR MORE INFORMATION - CONTACT www.ActuarialFoundation.org 847.706.3535

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