Research Grant Recipients

Grant Topic Organisation/s Researcher/s Practice Committee Sponsor Grant
Discount Rates for Pricing General insurance Premiums Taylor Fry / Finity Consulting Peter Mulquiney, Brett Riley, Hugh Miller, Tim Jeffrey GIPC $25,000
Depth of the Australian Corporate Bond Market for AASB 119 Milliman N/A SEBC $50,000
Estimation of life expectancy of Australian men 45 years of age and older by age and health status Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Grace Joshy (Principal Researcher), Anthony Lowe, Bruce Armstrong, Mark Clements, Leonie Tickle (Macquarie University), Emily Banks (Australian National University) PPCC $20,000
(Phillip Burns Research Fund)
Graduate views on their actuarial education in Australia Australian National University Adam Butt (Principal Researcher), David Pitt, Jim Farmer ECC $18,000
Retirement Income – Is the system effective now and will it be in the future? Rice Warner Alun Stevens, Nathan Bonarius and Jack Ding, Michael Rice (Peer Reviewer) PPCC $50,000
Retiree Annuities & Pensions and Drawings from Super Funds – member strategies and longevity risks Plan for Life (Asset International Australia Pty Ltd) Simon Soloman (Principal Researcher), Paul Scully, Anthony Asher LWMPC and SPC (with RIWG) $13,000
Individual Life Expectancies for Australians Australian Projections Pty Ltd Richard Cumpston (Principal Researcher), David Service, Hugh Sarjeant N/A $18,000
Developing a transition matrix by age and sex from the extended Pathways in Aged Care dataset to model usage of aged care services and mortality in Australia Australian National University Bridget Browne (Principal Researcher), Heather Booth LIWMPC $13,000
General Forms of dependency in Chain Ladder Structures UNSW Greg Taylor, Benjamin Avanzi, Bernard Wong, Mario Wuthrich GPIC $10,000

2011 – 2013 Grant Recipients