Description: an article to offer readers the background of the early career award and its benefits to the actuarial profession and academic community

Description: This article discusses the publication of the “Encyclopedia of Quantitative Risk Assessment”

Description: Over the last two years, we experimented with online peer assessment platforms in undergraduate courses and saw them deliver major learning advantages and be highly popular with students. We explain why peer assessment shows great promise for actuarial science education and the main factors to consider when designing peer assessment activities. We also detail our use of online platforms in two undergraduate courses. By sharing our experience, we hope to provide you, our fellow educators, with a solid starting point for experimenting with this format.