My name is Jennifer Lang. I am an actuary and non executive director, working in financial services in Sydney, Australia. This blog brings actuarial thinking to a wider set of problems – plus the occasional look at mortality statistics.

I have more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry and have held roles as Chief Actuary, CFO, and Appointed Actuary of a number of life and general insurers. I have also been a Partner specialising in risk, capital management and M&A for two major consulting firms.

The posts (and comments) on this site are my own personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of my employers (past, present, or future).

For more about me, see my Unearthed post, or my professional profile on linkedin.

9 Comments

  1. Looking forward to reading this on my overseas travelss. please include cricket scores

  2. Hi.just now by an accident search I got familiar with your blog.
    I am a new student in Sydney and interested in Actarial Science.
    I hope to follow up your posts as are interesting for me. 🙂

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  4. Glad to see you blogging again. I love your work.

  5. Hi Jennifer,
    As a fellow cyclist, I think it is hard to gauge the numbers actively riding. I would also suspect this would be different to the numbers who think they are a cyclist.
    Cycling as a commuter is awesome and consumes time otherwise wasted on other modes of transport. Although, the destination needs to be set up for secure bike storage, showers, lockers, stable hours and a safe route.
    My theory on the cars vs bikes ‘war’ would abate significantly if everyone had a close friend or (extended) family member that rode on the road. Drivers would then project their concern based on being connected to the sport and subsequently take more care. SO, are you able to work out what this critical mass is?
    Cheers,
    Graham

  6. Oh, I have some material on sucide and statistical trends. Both my father and middle son suicided so I have an interest in such. I also teach community workers and studied economics at one time. Anyway, most public presentations assert that the sucide is growing worse. It is certainly terrible in our family. But there have been fantastic improvements. Can I send you this material

  7. Hello Jennifer,
    really interesting stats, very useful. I’m looking into the reasons parents change schools for their children, away from the pub v private debate. Can you believe it… no one on ERIC, A+ or Proquest has done any studies on the very simple question ‘why did you move schools?” Perhaps this might be an avenue for you to pursue?
    Gavin

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