Sample Assignments

1. Routine actuarial reviews of experience and financial condition, and advice on product design and pricing and associated certifications to the Commonwealth Government and PHIAC for health funds

2. Advice to the directors on the long term capital needs and capital management of health funds in Australia

3. Advice and assistance with upgrading of financial projection software for health funds

4. Strategic advice and actuarial support for the conversion to open membership and merger with another health fund for a large health benefits organisation

5. Review of operating experience, assistance with pricing, advice on general prospects and strategy, preparation of financial projections and actuarial report to PHIAC for a small regional health insurer

6. Establishment of an internet distribution system for private health insurance, including development of a comprehensive database of health insurance products, website design and content for a group of IT entrepreneurs

7. Design and construction of an automated financing, cash flow and investment model for incorporation in a website for a commercial client

8. Analysis and expert opinions in a major relative value study relating to doctors' remuneration, for the Commonwealth Government

9. Assistance with the strategic and business planning implications of reforms in private health insurance for a major health fund

10. Financial modelling and expert opinions regarding proposed major private hospital developments for potential financiers

11. Strategic advice on opportunities for long term care insurance in the Australian market for a major insurer

12. Assistance with policy development relating to government competitive neutrality proposals for two State hospital organisations

13. Comprehensive review of operating prospects and actuarial certifications to PHIAC for health insurance organisations with inadequate reserves

14. Strategic advice to a major bank on the health insurance market in Australia

15. Appraisal of shareholder value of an Australian insurance company and expert report for a commercial litigant

16. Review of the experiences of people with disabilities in relation to superannuation and report on options for improving access, for the Commonwealth Government

17. Evaluation of a proposal for innovative health insurance products for a life insurance company

18. Redesign of death and disability benefits and assistance with renegotiation of insurance terms for a large superannuation scheme

19. Advice to a major hospital organisation and assistance with submissions to federal and state regulatory bodies on trade practices and deregulation issues

20. Strategic advice on options for entry into the Australian health insurance market for a large US based insurance company

21. Advice on indexation options for contracts with private suppliers providing public services for a city council

22. Development of a innovative product strategy for an Australian insurance group

23. Facilitation of joint strategy development among three peak bodies concerned with private health care in a State

24. Development and internal communication of an Information Technology strategy for a large insurance conglomerate

25. Appraisal of member liabilities and shareholder interests in a large group of registered health funds in preparation for a capital raising by a major Australian insurance group

26. Examination of underwriting procedures and advice on a Code of Practice relating to HIV/AIDS in the superannuation and insurance industries for the Commonwealth Government

27. Appraisal of the shareholder value of a large insurance group for publication in the financial statements of an Australian bank

28. Assistance with choice, installation and implementation of an actuarial projection and modelling system for use in 6 countries for a major international insurance organisation

29. Assessment of staff superannuation strategies for two large insurance groups in Australia

30. Valuation of retirement villages for sale or public float for a commercial mortgagee

31. General strategic consulting to a newly established insurance operation for an Australian bank

32. Review of policy options, including extensive financial projections of the Australian private health insurance market and scenario and sensitivity testing for a national hospital organisation

33. Review of real interest rates and the factors influencing them in Australia for a US based investment group

34. Appraisal of a strategic alliance proposal from a health fund, including extensive financial projections and analyses, for a major life insurance company

35. Review of the health insurance and health care markets in Australia for a major international insurance group

36. Analysis of costs associated with giving pricing guarantees to members for a major health insurance organisation

37. Assessment of the sex differences in morbidity, and associated pricing and design issues for disability insurance, for a major Australian insurance company