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The Actuarial Life
The Manu-life
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Potpourri
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Actuaries manage this, the "chance that an undesirable event will occur."
What is risk
100
In April of 2004, Manulife's merger with this company became official
What is John Hancock
100
Since 1998, the walk of fame has honoured over 100 Canadians with stars along King and Simcoe street in this city
What is Toronto
100
In October, this level 5 hurricane hit the island of Haiti, destroying thousands of homes and infrastructure throughout the island
What is Hurricane Matthew
100
Peter Dinklage stars as Tyrion Lannister in this HBO fantasy drama.
What is Game of Thrones
200
This SOA exam is a four-hour multiple choice and written-answer exam. The syllabus develops the candidate's knowledge of the theoretical basis of contingent payment models and the application of those models to insurance and other financial risks.
What is MLC
200
This individual is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife
Who is Donald Guloien
200
The official animal of Canada
What is the North American Beaver
200
In August, this man retained his unofficial title as the "fastest man on earth"
Who is Usain Bolt
200
Also one of New York City’s five boroughs, this cocktail is comprised of rye whiskey, sweet red vermouth and angostura bitters
What is a Manhattan
300
If you have the MAAA designation, you are a member of this.
What is American Academy of Actuaries --- This designation is attained by experience and other qualifications. This organization deals primarily with matters of public policy such as regulation and standard of conduct.
300
The "P" in the acronym PRIDE
What is Professionalism --- A specific set of values guide everything we do at Manulife - from strategic planning to day-to-day decision-making, to the manner in which we treat our customers and other stakeholders. These values are described by the acronym PRIDE
300
At 1,538 miles, it has the longest border with Canada of any U.S. state
What is Alaska
300
The IUCN recently reclassified this species native to south central China from “endangered” to “vulnerable.”
What is the Giant Panda
300
The world’s newest country, this nation declared independence from its ethnically Arab northern neighbor in July 2011 after a bloody civil war.
What is South Sudan
400
The basis for the original one of these actuarial tools came from a 1662 study in which John Graunt showed that there were predictable patterns of longevity and death in a defined group, or cohort, of people, despite the uncertainty about the future longevity or mortality of any one individual.
What is Life or Mortality Table
400
In June of 1887, this first Prime Minister of Canada was elected as the first President of Manulife
Who is Sir John A. Macdonald
400
While Canada is a bilingual country, this is the only officially bilingual province
What is New Brunswick
400
Pope Francis recently canonized this former Nobel Peace Prize winner, officially making her a saint.
Who is Mother Teresa
400
This movie won the major prize at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, while Brie Larson went on to win the Academy Award for her leading role in the film.
What is Room
500
In which ancient civilization was the concept of insurance first mentioned in written law?
What is Babylon --- The first written insurance policy appeared in ancient times on a Babylonian obelisk monument with the code of King Hammurabi carved into it. The "Hammurabi Code" was one of the first forms of written laws. These ancient laws offered basic insurance in that a debtor didn't have to pay back his loans if some personal catastrophe made it impossible (disability, death, flooding, etc.)
500
Now a major offshore insurance and reinsurance hub, Manulife's first policy sold outside of Canada was issued here
What is Bermuda
500
Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada, is located in this province
What is Ontario
500
The Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States currently serves as a Senator in this U.S. state
What is Virginia
500
This term, credited to Gertrude Stein and popularized by Ernest Hemingway, refers to the “generation” or group of writers and artists that came of age during World War I and also included F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Ezra Pound.
What is the Lost Generation