Actuarial Talk - 09/26/25

Sep 26 3:30 pm
Speaker

Mr. Russell Mawk, Actuarial Assistant with Tennessee Farm Bureau

Title

Special Event

Subtitle

What is an Actuary, How Do I Become One, and What Do They Do?

Physical Location

Allen 411

Abstract:

Russell Mawk is an Actuarial Assistant with Tennessee Farm Bureau in Columbia, TN.  Tennessee Farm Bureau is the largest insurer in the state of Tennessee. Russell has 24 years of experience in the actuarial field for 3 different Property & Casualty insurance companies.  He has experience in building rate indications, generalized linear models (GLM) for pricing, reserving, competitive analysis, underwriting complexity models, and other problem-solving projects using data.  He has 2 CAS actuarial exams.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN.  He earned his Masters of Science in Mathematics at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN.

Note:

Contact Dr. Amanda Diegel at adiegel@math.msstate.edu or (662) 325-7153 for additional information.