Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA

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  • Timeline

    May 2011 - May 2012

    Statistics Teaching Assistant

    Simon Fraser University
    8888 University Drive Burnaby, B.C. Canada. V5A 1S6
    May 2012 - Dec 2012

    Research Assistant

    Institute for Heart + Lung Health
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

    Actuarial Intern, Valuation

    Pacific Life Re
    Jul 2014 - May 2018

    Actuarial Associate, Biometric Research / Applied Research and Development (North America)

    Munich Re Canada
    May 2018 - May 2021

    Senior Actuarial Associate, Corporate Actuarial - Capital

    Sun Life
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Current Company
    May 2021 - now

    Actuarial Advisor, Risk Analytics and Model Validation

    iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • About me

    Risk Analytics Advisor at iA Financial Group / Conseiller en Analytique des Risques chez iA Groupe Financier

  • Education

    • Simon fraser university

      2008 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree actuarial science (with distinction), minor in statistics, co-operative education certificate 3.80

      Activities and Societies: Volunteer in tutoring/mentoring program in mathematics for Aboriginal adult learners, Volunteer in the 10th International Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2011)

  • Experience

    • Simon fraser university

      May 2011 - May 2012

      - Project: Stochastic Control in Finance.- Attempted to create a new model take into account nonlocal effects, which model the fact the stock prices sometimes make unexpected large jumps.

      • Statistics Teaching Assistant

        Sept 2011 - May 2012
      • Mathematics Research Assistant (NSERC-USRA)

        May 2011 - Sept 2011
    • Institute for heart + lung health

      May 2012 - Dec 2012
      Research assistant

      - Statistical analysis of a nationwide epidemiology study: Canadian CohortObstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) study

    • Pacific life re

      Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
      Actuarial intern, valuation

      - AXIS reserve modeling of US individual life products - Financial reporting (US GAAP & NAIC) and source of earnings analysis- Economic risk capital modeling

    • Munich re canada

      Jul 2014 - May 2018
      Actuarial associate, biometric research / applied research and development (north america)

      - Support experience study of Canadian & US individual living benefits products (critical illness, disability income, and long-term care)- Support experience study of Canadian individual life products - Recommend base incidence rates assumption for Canadian critical illness products for 2018 benchmark definition change- Supprt RFQs for various individual living benefits products

    • Sun life

      May 2018 - May 2021

      - LICAT calculation and analysis at consolidated group level - Financial condition testing- Support business units with adaptation of LICAT calculation to IFRS 17 - Quarterly assessment of Corporate insurance risk: Earnings-at-Risk (EaR) and Capital-at-Risk (CaR)- Projection of EaR and CaR for business/strategic plan- Governance of corporate insurance risk framework- Compliance review of the insurance risk policy for business activities

      • Senior Actuarial Associate, Corporate Actuarial - Capital

        Sept 2020 - May 2021
      • Senior Actuarial Associate, Corporate Insurance Risk Management

        May 2018 - Sept 2020
    • Ia financial group (industrial alliance)

      May 2021 - now

      Lead adaptation of key processes to IFRS 17:- Minimum capital testing (MCT)- Financial condition testing (FCT)- Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)- P&C annual return Lead and support key processes under IFRS 4:- Valuation of various P&C products- Source of earnings analysis (SoE)- Minimum capital testing (MCT)- Financial condition testing (FCT)- Own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA)- P&C annual return- Appointed actuary report (AAR)

      • Actuarial Advisor, Risk Analytics and Model Validation

        Jan 2024 - now
      • Actuarial Advisor, Dealer Sevices - Corporate Actuarial

        Jun 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Senior Actuarial Analyst, Dealer Services - Corporate Actuarial

        May 2021 - Jun 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fellow of the society of actuaries (fsa)

      Society of actuaries
      Jun 2023
    • Data analytics: dashboards vs. data stories

      Linkedin
      Oct 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Associate of society of actuaires (asa)

      Society of actuaries
      Mar 2015
    • Fellow of the canadian institute of actuaries (fcia)

      Canadian institute of actuaries l institut canadien des actuaires
      Oct 2023
    • Chartered enterprise risk analyst (cera)

      Society of actuaries
      Jul 2015
    • Standard first aid cpr/aed level a

      Canadian red cross
      May 2017
    • Associate of canadian institute of actuaries (acia)

      Canadian institute of actuaries
      Jun 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
      Actuarial Students’ National Association (ASNA) 2013 Case Competition Winner Actuarial Students’ National Association Jan 2013 http://www.anea-asna.ca/manitoba-2013/case-competition
    • Awarded to Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
      SFU Undergraduate Open Scholarship (6 times between 2010.05 - 2012.01) Simon Fraser University Jan 2012 Qualified student must have a Simon Fraser University cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.67 or higher and a minimum term GPA of 3.50 in the last term of enrolment.
    • Awarded to Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
      NSERC VPA Undergraduate Student Research Award (in Mathematics) DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS,SFU & The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) May 2011 Undergraduate students with strong records in mathematics courses who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents are eligible. This award is provided to encourage undergraduate student interest in research and in graduate studies.
    • Awarded to Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
      The Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) Honorable Mention Award COMAP, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics(SIAM), National Security Agency(NSA), and Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences(INFORMS) Apr 2011 Around one thousand international teams of three undergraduates compete to produce original mathematical papers in response to one of two modeling problems. Approximately 25% of teams were awarded Honorable Mention Award.
    • Awarded to Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
      Golden Key International Honor Golden Key International Honour Society Aug 2010 Golden Key is an academic honours association that recognizes the top 15% of students in second year and higher.
    • Awarded to Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
      SFU President’s & Dean’s Honor Roll Department of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University May 2010 Must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours at Simon Fraser University by the end of the semester being evaluated.Must have completed at least 12 units in the semester being evaluated.Must achieve a minimum semester GPA of 4.00 calculated on all normally graded courses completed in the semester being evaluated.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mathematics Tutor

      Issued by Native Educational College on Sept 2010
      Native Educational CollegeAssociated with Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
    • Staff

      Issued by ICIAM 2011 Conference on Jul 2011
      ICIAM 2011 ConferenceAssociated with Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA
    • Staff

      Issued by West Burnaby United Church on Feb 2009
      West Burnaby United ChurchAssociated with Best Guo, FSA, FCIA, CERA