Events
Pre - Event Briefing
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Pre-event briefing is held online on Microsoft Teams
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The topic for the preliminary round is released.
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Briefing of the competition timeline and rules
Workshop
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Physical workshop on introduction to R programming language on Taylor’s University campus.
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Workshop to help pick up R programming more easily.
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Participants are expected to do more research on their own after the workshop.
Preliminary Round
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Participants are given a set of guidelines and instructions, and are provided with relevant insurance datasets, including historical claims data, underwriting information, and financial data.
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Participants are expected to submit their business proposal in pdf format and their excel sheet within two weeks upon receiving the set of instructions and guidelines, and the insurance dataset.
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Only the team leader has to make the submission for the team.
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The submissions are graded by a panel of judges consisting of professionals from various relevant industries.
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The top 8 teams in the preliminary round are eligible to proceed to the Grand Finals.
Grand Finals
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Physical live presentation on Taylor’s University campus.
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Presentation on the models built, scenario analyses, and refining strategies using R.
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Finalists create their final reports and presentations, showcasing their findings, redefined reinsurance strategies, and data visualisations to the judges and audiences.
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Each team is given 15 minutes to present their idea and a 10 minutes Q&A session for the panel of judges to ask the team questions.
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The Grand Finals are open to the public to register for spectating.
Networking Session
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Networking on Grand Finals day
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Networking session is opened for all participants.
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Light refreshments are provided.
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Participants are free to visit the booths, interact with industrial professionals and speakers.