Best First-time Paper – Convention
 
The RGA Prize: Best First-time Paper at the Convention

The cash award is accompanied by a floating trophy of amethyst crystal mounted on a wooden plinth. It recognises the paper deemed by the Research Committee to be the best by a first-time author presented to the annual Convention. A paper co-authored by someone who is not a first-time author also qualifies, provided that the contribution of such co-author is not substantial.

Recipients:

Gary Hartwig: The Low-income Sector: The Life Industry’s Perspective (2000).
Leigh Johnson, David Schneider and Steven Rosenberg: The ASSA Multi-state Select Population Model (2001).
Kamran Foroughi, Ian Jones & Tony Dardis: Investment Guarantees in the South African Life Assurance Industry (2002).
The RGA Prize: Best Paper Published in a Journal

The Research Committee recommended the introduction of this prize in 2002. The Research Committee has decided that papers accepted for publication in the South African Actuarial Journal will automatically be considered for this prize. Members are also invited to submit papers published in other journals for consideration. In order to be eligible for the best published paper prize, a paper must be published in a peer-reviewed journal in an issue published during the twelve months preceding 30 June of the year concerned.

Recipients:

Tony Dardis: Risk-position Reporting in the South African Life Insurance Industry - SA Actuarial Journal, Vol 2 (2002).