CAS & U of T Case Competition 2026

March 11, 2026 by Kal Romain

The 6th annual CAS & U of T Case Competition wrapped up on Friday, March 6, 2026, bringing together students, judges, and industry partners for a real-world challenge in property and casualty insurance. Students act as actuaries at a regional insurer seeking to expand its dormitory renters’ insurance business. Using a dataset of 10,000 policyholders that includes claims history, underwriting tiers, and demographic and housing characteristics, teams develop a predictive pricing model that segments risk and determines actuarially sound premiums for individual policyholders. In addition to technical modelling, students were asked to interpret their results from a business perspective, considering issues such as underwriting guidelines, expense structures, and strategic recommendations for the company’s future growth. 

This year, 42 student teams registered, and 27 teams submitted final entries. Student teams had three weeks from January to February to tackle the case and upload a five-minute video presentation, building both technical skills and the ability to explain ideas clearly and confidently.

 

2026 competition results

Congratulations to the top teams for their excellent work: 


1st Place: Tshepang Molatedi and Elang Bogopa (two final year students) 

 


2nd Place: Julia Znaczko and Max Almonte (two second-year students)

 


3rd Place: Jayathra Abeywarna, Chris Nguyen, Qixin Xiao, and Joshua Irving (a team formed by solo registrants who were matched together) 

 

Honourable Mentions:

Verna Guo, Emily Zhao, Cathy Shen, and Lucas Li


Adit Kashyap and Advaith Gopaljee 

 

A sincere thank you to the 13 judges who supported students through both rounds of evaluation and offered thoughtful feedback: 

Final Round Judges (March 6, 2026): 

  • Gaurav Sharma, Zurich 

  • Steven Lock Son, Northbridge Financial 

  • Matthew Unrau, Aviva

 

First Round and Online Judging Panel: 

  • Melissa Freed, Allstate 

  • Howard Lyons, AON 

  • Audrey Le, Intact 

  • Vanessa Li, Intact 

  • Dhruv Sahney, Intact 

  • Harsh Rughani, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company 

  • Emma Chen, Wawanesa 

  • Khadijah Joseph, Wawanesa 

  • Felix Meng, Wawanesa 

  • Fatir Siddiqui, Zurich 

 

We are grateful to the companies that supported student participation and helped make the competition possible: Allstate, AON, Aviva, Intact, Northbridge Financial, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, Wawanesa, and Zurich. 

This year’s event also included an OCCA Scholarship presentation, giving students the chance to learn more about pathways into the actuarial profession and scholarship opportunities. 

Congratulations again to everyone who participated, submitted, and presented. The quality of work and the range of approaches teams brought to the case were a strong reflection of the talent and drive in our student community.

 

 

A special thanks to our event sponsor, the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS).

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