OLA Industry Newsletter: April 2023
Friday, April 7, 2023
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Posted by: Marcela Granados
Dear OLA Community,
This industry newsletter is provided to our professional members, industry sponsors, partners, allies, and subscribers to keep you current with OLA's various activities, spotlight members of our community, and connect you with career and volunteer opportunities.
If you are not already on our distribution list, please register for an OLA Member Portal account at members@latinoactuaries.org to receive this newsletter and other important communications!
Please reach out to our newsletter team at newsletter@latinoactuaries.org if you have any questions or feedback (or for corporate sponsors and partners, any items you'd like featured in this newsletter),
and thank you for your continued support of OLA!
Marcela Granados, FCAS (she/her)
Director of Membership
Table of Contents
- Upcoming Events & Announcements
- Community Spotlights
- Career Corner
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Support OLA!
- Connect With Us
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CAS - Build Your Brand as a Thought Leader
The Casualty Actuarial Society currently has THREE calls for presentations open now. This is a great opportunity to develop or hone your presenting and thought leadership skills, while also helping your colleagues fulfill their continuing education requirements.
- 2023 CAS Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – Proposals are due by March 31, 2023
- Speakers are expected to travel in-person to the meeting to present.
- Learn more and submit your Proposal here
- 2023 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar and Workshops, Sept 11-13, 2023, Orlando, FL – Proposals are due by April 10
- Speakers are expected to travel in-person to the meeting to present.
- Learn more and submit your Proposal here
- 2024 CAS Webinars – Fully Virtual, Sept 2023-Oct 2024 – Proposals are due by December 29, 2023
- Learn more and submit your Proposal here
Spread the news--OLA scholarships
Do you know any Latine students that would benefit from our scholarships? If so, please help us spread the word so we can reach as many students as possible.
The link to the applications can be found here, and applications are due April 15, 2023.
If you have any questions you can either watch a recording of one of our scholarship info sessions here or reach out to us at scholarships@latinoactuaries.org.
We also encourage students to look at all the scholarships listed in case they qualify for something else. We'd like them to get as much support as possible!
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Frankie Nieves
Hometown: Greater Philadelphia Area
University: Purdue University
Major: Actuarial Science and Applied Statistics
Minors: Math, Management, and Spanish
Expected Graduation Date: May 2025
Tell us a little about yourself: Some of my hobbies include watching and playing sports, working out, and playing chess, sudoku, poker, or any other risk/probability based game.
How has OLA impacted your career? The Organization of Latino/a Actuaries (OLA) has been the most professional, welcoming, and supportive organization I have joined since entering college. As an
active member of various other collegiate communities, I have found that there are few groups who provide the same level of professional, exam, and overall life help and growth. I appreciate all that OLA has done for me, and I look forward to
paying that back both currently as an exam tutor, and in the future as I continue to be an exam tutor, but am also able to share my actuarial upbringing and experiences with others.
How have you been involved with OLA so far? I have participated in the RLP Program, volunteer as an Exam Tutor and have also been the recipient of an Academic Scholarship.
Frankie is currently an intern with Lincoln Financial Group! He has also successfully passed Exams P, FM, and IFM, and is studying to take Exam SRM this May (good luck!!).
Trent Stastny-Perez, FSA, CERA
OLA Academy PM - Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors
Current Employer & Position: Principal Financial Group, Assistant Actuary
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
Current City: Des Moines, IA
University: The University of Iowa, Class of 2017
Major: Actuarial Science
Why did you decide to become a PM? I became a PM because I wanted to get involved with OLA and help out in some way. One of my passions in life is passing down any knowledge or wisdom I've
gained over the years, in an effort to help others. With this, and my experience recruiting, the OLAA PM role seemed like a great fit. I'm excited to help college students any way I can as they begin their journey to becoming an Actuary! Before
this, I was involved with OLA on the recruiting side, attending the virtual career fairs and meeting the awesome students.
What advice would you like to give to aspiring actuaries? Make sure to get the basics done. Get an exam or two, keep grades at a respectable level, get an internship. Once you're in a good
spot though don't break your back trying to be the best candidate the world has ever seen. Make sure you're enjoying life and taking breaks along the journey!
Trent is obsessed with movies. He used to watch 365 movies a year but recently had to pull that back (only watching about 200 now!). He also love to run, and loves hanging out at happy hours. If you called him on the phone on a random day, odds are pretty high he's doing one of those three activities.
We enjoy featuring and sharing the stories of members of the Latine actuarial community! If you have a nomination for a spotlight, please ask them to fill out this form with their information/headshot.
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Platinum, Gold PLus, and Gold Corporate Sponsor Job postings
Please click on the following job posting titles to explore openings sent to us by our Platinum, Gold Plus, and Gold Corporate Sponsors.
Industry Job Postings
Please click on the following job posting titles to explore additional openings sent to us by government agencies and our industry/community/education partners.
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
DO YOU HAVE JOB POSTINGS TO SHARE?
Our Platinum, Gold Plus, and Gold Corporate Sponsors can send us job postings for experienced professionals to be advertised in this monthly newsletter! Postings sent to newsletter@latinoactuaries.org before
April 24, 2023, will appear in the next newsletter that will be sent the first week of March.
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VOLUNTEER WITH OLA!
Are you interested in volunteering with OLA? Sign-in to your OLA Member Portal account and edit your profile to indicate your volunteer interests! If you do not already have an OLA Member Portal account, you can click here to
register.
Academic scholarship application evaluator opportunity
We are now accepting volunteers to be an Academic Scholarship Application Evaluator! In this role, you will have a chance to help score applications that will determine the winners of OLA’s 2023 – 2024 Scholarship program. The evaluation
period will take place beginning in April through July 2023.
If you would like to be a part of the process, please indicate your volunteer preferences in your OLA member profile and send us a message at scholarships@latinoactuaries.org by Friday, April 15th.
Thank you in advance for your time and please let us know if you have any questions!
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS
We have different sponsorship tiers that can fit your company's size and strategy! If you are interested in sponsoring OLA, please e-mail us at info@latinoactuaries.org. We can schedule a call
and provide information you need or answer your questions.
Individual Donations
OLA supports our Latine actuarial prospects (students, career changers, etc.) via scholarship programs, exam materials and registration reimbursements, and our travel program that sends prospects to the ALPFA and GIS conventions to help
them network and secure jobs at the on-site career fairs.
Individual donations of any amount can go a long way in helping us sustain these programs, so please click here if interested in donating!
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