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This international city is the site for Aon's global headquarters.
What is London?
Often called “the crookedest street in the world,” this San Francisco street features eight sharp hairpin turns in a single block.
What is Lombard Street?
Robert Downey Jr. launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 playing this armored superhero, also known as Tony Stark.
Who is Iron Man?
This term describes the chance that a particular event, such as a loss or death, will occur. Actuaries quantify it between 0 and 1.
What is probability?
Often considered the original UC campus, this East Bay university is famous for its Sather Tower and rigorous academics.
What is UC Berkeley?
These two groups, both ending in "capital" are the main divisions that make up Aon.
What are risk capital and human capital?
Once a notorious federal prison that housed Al Capone, this island in San Francisco Bay is now a popular tourist destination.
What is Alcatraz Island?
1989, Lover, and Midnights. These are the titles of this famous artist's albums.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This is the amount an insured person pays, often monthly or annually, to maintain their insurance coverage. Actuaries help determine its size.
What is the premium?
Located near California’s state capital, this UC campus is known for its Aggies nickname and strong ties to agriculture and environmental science.
What is UC Davis?
Aon means "oneness" in this language.
What is Gaelic?
Home to bison, windmills, and the de Young Museum, this large urban park stretches from the edge of downtown all the way to Ocean Beach.
What is Golden Gate Park?
This long‑running animated sitcom set in Springfield follows the lives of a family of 5.
What is The Simpsons?
In North America, actuaries typically earn credentials from one of these two organizations.
What are the SOA and CAS?
UC Davis’s and UC Berkeley's athletic teams are called the Aggies and the Bears, respectively. Their mascots the mustang and bear go by these names.
Who are Gunrock and Oski?
Aon is widely known for this core focus area, helping clients identify, quantify, and manage exposures such as property damage, liability, and cyber threats.
What is risk management?
Opened in 1936, this double‑decker bridge was partially rebuilt after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
What is the bay bridge?
Accio, Aguamenti, Protego. You can learn about these at which famous school.
What is Hogwarts?
This financial concept, central to actuarial work, says that a dollar today is worth more than a dollar in the future because it can earn interest.
What is the time value of money?
Meaning “Let there be light” in Latin, this inspiring phrase serves as the official motto of the University of California.
What is “Fiat Lux”?
To help clients make better decisions, Aon uses advanced data and modeling techniques in this field that quantifies potential losses and probabilities, often used to inform insurance pricing and capital allocation.
What is actuarial science?
This author never actually said this, but a quote often attributed to him jokes that “the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco”.
Who is Mark Twain?
This sketch‑comedy institution, premiering in 1975 and filmed in New York City, helped launch the careers of Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, and many others.
What is Saturday Night Live (SNL)?
This three‑letter risk measure, widely used in finance and insurance, estimates the maximum loss over a given time period at a specified confidence level.
What is VaR (Value at Risk)?
SOA president-elect Ian Duncan teaches at this UC as a professor in Actuarial Statistics.
What is UC Santa Barbara?