Combining the actuarial concentration with a major in the College
of Business Administration (CBA) leading to a B.B.A. degree provides
an excellent mix of both analytical and business skills. CBA students
must concentrate many of their free electives in courses taught
by the Mathematics Department and especially must be certain to
take the regular calculus sequence M408C/D rather than the business calculus M403K/L;
the regular calculus sequence meets the CBA mathematics requirement
and in fact is recommended by the CBA for students with strong
math skills. Advice is available from Mathematics advisers in
RLM 4.101 on where to enter that calculus sequence, depending
on the student’s various test scores.
The sample schedule that follows shows one possible pattern of classes combining the actuarial concentration with
a CBA major; although not prepared by them, CBA advisers have
stated that this is a reasonable example. Rather than assume a
specific major such as Accounting or Finance, the sample lists
major courses as Major, much as unspecified natural science is
listed as Science, unspecified social science is listed as Social
Science, and so on.
For advice, see both Professor Daniel and your major department's Undergraduate Adviser.
The actuarial program has established a special advisory board of CBA-alumni actuaries interested in encouraging CBA students to participate in the actuarial program. Interested students should feel free to contact any of the following with questions about actuarial careers:
Advisory Board of CBA Alumni in the Actuarial Profession
Bryan Avant, ASA
BBA 1982
Consulting Actuary
Buck Consultants
Dallas, TX
214/978-6805
bavant@buckconsultants.com
Wayne Barnard, FSA
MBA 1978
Vice President and Chief Actuary
American General Life Insurance
Houston, TX
713/831-3246
wbarnard@aglife.com
Frank V. Broll, Jr., FSA
BBA 1972
Vice President and Actuary
American National Insurance
Galveston, TX
409/766-6494
frank.broll@anico.com
Mark Callahan, FCAS
BBA 1992
Vice President and Actuary
X.L. Insurance
Hamilton, Bermuda
441/295-7135
Rick Davenport, FSA
BBA 1980
Principal
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dallas, TX
214/777-7651
rdavenport@dttus.com
Allen Jacobson, Jr., FSA
BBA 1990
Actuarial Consultant
Hewitt Associates LLC
Irving, TX
972/402-8700
afjacobs@hewitt.com
Richard Mallett, FSA
MBA 1974
Actuary
Watson Wyatt
214/978-3634
Lorie Pate
BBA 1992
Actuarial Analyst
USAA Insurance
San Antonio, TX
lorie.pate@usaa.com
Matt Sicking, ASA
MBA 1981
Human Resource Consulting
Ernst & Young, LLP
Dallas, TX
matthew.sicking@ey.com
Alan S. Taper, FSA (Board Chair)
BBA 1986
Principal
Towers Perrin
Houston, TX
713/754-5457
tapera@towers.com
Mark Trieb, FSA
BBA 1975, MBA 1976
Principal
Milliman & Robertson, Inc.
Dallas, TX
214/863-5500
mark.trieb@milliman.com
Linda A. Walker, ASA
BBA 1982
Retirement Practice Leader
William M. Mercer, Inc.
Houston, TX
713/653-5281
Linda_Walker@mercer.com
Gregory Young, ASA
BBA 1979
Principal
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dallas, TX
214/754-5212
Gregory.Young@us.coopers.com