Mary R Hardy Author

Mary R. Hardy is Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo. She is a past Vice President of the Society of Actuaries, and was initiated as a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst through the Thought Leadership program. She has a PhD in Actuarial Science from Heriot-Watt University, and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, which awarded her the prestigious Finlaison Medal for service to the profession in 2012. Her past books include Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks and Investment Guarantees: Modelling and Risk Management. David Saunders is Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo. He is a financial mathematician, whose research focusses on the application of stochastic optimization and probability to problems in finance and insurance. Professor Saunders has served as a risk management consultant for over two decades, having worked for several firms in the banking and financial software industries. He has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Toronto.