The winners of the SOA challenge are reported at
https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2018-student-case-study/
Indiana University's team with students Jeffrey Ting and Runxia Zhao were semi-finalists in the competition. The team was mentored by Mathematics faculty member Russell Lyons and Mr. Edward Robbins, FSA and former president, SOA.
There were 3 winners, 4 finalists, and 8 semifinalists (including the team from Indiana University Bloomington). The highest-scoring teams from the United States were all from the state of Indiana!
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