21. The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Social Security Open Access Author: Lavella, Allison Marie Title: The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Social Security Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: Social SecurityPrivatization File: Download The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Privatizing_Social_Security.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorLisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader
22. Can interest rates predict property/casualty performance? Open Access Author: Mielnik, Matthew Michael Title: Can interest rates predict property/casualty performance? Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: Actuarial ScienceInterest RatesProperty/CasualtyP&C File: Download Thesis_v3.3.2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zhongyi Yuan, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Faculty Reader
23. Variable Annuities v. Fixed Indexed Annuities: A Quest to Maximize Guaranteed Future Lifetime Income and Return on Premium Open Access Author: Koenig, Timothy Michael Title: Variable Annuities v. Fixed Indexed Annuities: A Quest to Maximize Guaranteed Future Lifetime Income and Return on Premium Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencevariable annuitiesfixed indexed annuitiesfuture incomeinvestmentretirement File: Download MOST_RECENT_THESIS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorZhongyi Yuan, Faculty Reader
24. Applying the Medicare Stars System to the Private Individual Health Insurance Market Under the Affordable Care Act Open Access Author: Hedges, Robert Alan Title: Applying the Medicare Stars System to the Private Individual Health Insurance Market Under the Affordable Care Act Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarialhealthcareinsurancemedicare File: Download Hedges_Robert_ApplyingTheMedicareStarsSystemToThePrivateIndividualHealthInsuranceMarketUnderTheAffordableCareAct.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Richard Lee London, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
25. Should the Public or Private Sector Insure Cyber Risks? Open Access Author: Tygh, Colleen Alyssa Title: Should the Public or Private Sector Insure Cyber Risks? Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencerisk managementcyberinsurance File: Download Colleen_Tygh_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zhongyi Yuan, Thesis SupervisorRichard Lee London, Thesis Honors Advisor
26. BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Open Access Author: Lewis, Eric Matthew Title: BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: public optionGermanyAffordable Care Act File: Download Building_a_More_Sustainable_Health_Insurance_Market_Under_the_Affordable_Care_Act.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorNan Zhu, Faculty ReaderRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
27. IMPACT OF THE ECONOMY AND REGULATION ON PENSION RISK TRANSFER Open Access Author: Singh, Pragya Title: IMPACT OF THE ECONOMY AND REGULATION ON PENSION RISK TRANSFER Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarialpensionspension risk transfer File: Download final_Final_Thesis_-_Pragya_Singh.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorZhongyi Yuan, Faculty Reader
28. PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Open Access Author: Miller, John Z Title: PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: NFLheightQBRbinomial logistic regressionpasser ratingcompletion percentageNFL draftearly entryspecial eligibilityscoutanalyticsstarting experiencepredictionregression model File: Download NFL_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
29. The Elimination of Gender as a Rating Factor in Insurance Pricing Open Access Author: California, Margot Title: The Elimination of Gender as a Rating Factor in Insurance Pricing Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: insuranceinsurance pricinggender discriminationactuarial scienceautomobile insurancelife insuranceinsurance policyCalifornia's Gender Non-Discrimination in Automobile InsuranceGender DirectiveEU Gender DirectiveAdverse SelectionLaw of Large NumbersAsymmetric Information File: Download The_Elimination_of_Gender_as_a_Rating_Factor_in_Insurance_Pricing.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nan Zhu, Thesis SupervisorSteven Lee Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
30. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Open Access Author: Grabowski, Connor Title: Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencesportsgamblingstatisticsregressionactuarialactuarybasketball File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor