Actuaries have long been integral in the insurance industry with companies mandated by law to have at least one in order to practice business in this country. As actuarial science has evolved to be of use in anywhere that has risk, actuaries have been gradually sharing their expertise to industries other than insurance. Maria Elisa Franco, or ...

Mona Lisa Bautista Dela Cruz, Lisa to her colleagues or Ma’am Lisa to her staff, came from a family known for their courage and dedication to the country. One wonders if they were automatically born to achieve and to serve the country. Wonders aside, this love for the country clearly underscores a life marked by accolades and accomplishments.

The glass ceiling for women is occasionally lamented in the world. Fortunately for the Philippines and the insurance industry, this has been broken for a long time. Among the ones standing on the broken shards and pieces is Evangeline Crisostomo Escobillo. Vangie, as she is known among those close to her, has been a force on both sides of the ...

American writer Will Durant interpreting Aristotle once said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Meng Santiago comes to mind. Repeatedly and habitually excellent, almost like clockwork, he has been delivering valedictory addresses throughout his life. Meng first became valedictorian in elementary at ...

People in the actuarial profession are often degree holders for either mathematics or statistics. After all, actuarial science can be viewed simply as insurance mathematics. However, there are actuaries who have had their roots elsewhere. One of these actuaries is Ernesto E. Reyes. Ernie, as he is called by those close to him, hailed from another ...