Mark Naigles
Office Address
Home Address
Nichols College
Center Road
Dudley, MA 01571-5000
Phone: (508) 213-2253
Email: mark.naigles@nichols.edu
35 Birchwood Drive
Tolland, CT 06084
Phone: (860) 896-0673
Email: mnaigles@yahoo.com
Education
Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society, 1993
Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, 1993
M.S. Mathematics, Tufts University, 1984, Advisor: Dr. Richard Weiss
Sc.B. Mathematics, Brown University, 1982
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Nichols College, 2005-2006
Visiting Professor, Department of Financial Mathematics, Istanbul Bilgi University, 2004-2005
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Nichols College, 2003-2004 (gratis appt, 2004-2005)
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Connecticut, 1999-present
Actuary, Travelers Property Casualty, 2002-2003
Actuarial Associate, Royal & SunAlliance (formerly Orion Capital), 1992-2002
Assistant Actuary & Assistant Vice President, Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company, 1988-1992
Actuarial Analyst, Reliance Insurance Company, 1987-1988
Actuarial Analyst, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1984-1987
Professional Memberships
Casualty Actuarial Society
American Academy of Actuaries
Casualty Actuaries of New England
Casualty Actuaries of the Middle Atlantic Region
Junior Achievement
Professional Service
Member, Committee on Study Materials, Casualty Actuarial Society, 2003-2004
Assess quality of, and make proposals for future directions in, the content and form of
preliminary Actuarial Exam study materials
Academic Liaison, External Communications Committee, Casualty Actuarial Society, 1998-present
Present overviews of the Actuarial Profession to math and actuarial science majors at the
University of Connecticut
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Research Experience
Naigles, Mark, “Idempotent Generators of Cyclic Codes,” Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Tufts
University, May, 1984
Teaching Experience (courses in bold were innovations at that institution)
Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts
Actuarial Mathematics, Spring 2004
Algebra for Business, Spring 2006
College Algebra, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2005
Computer Applications, Fall 2005
Finite Mathematics, Fall 2003
Linear Algebra, Spring 2006
Pre-Calculus, Fall 2003
Problem Solving, Spring 2004
Professional Development Seminar, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
Statistics, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Calculus I and Linear Algebra (accelerated section), Fall 2004
Calculus II (accelerated section), Spring 2005
Introduction to Financial Mathematics I, Fall 2004
Introduction to Financial Mathematics II, Spring 2005
Probability and Statistics, Fall 2004
Risk Theory, Spring 2005
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Calculus 1, Fall 2001- Spring 2003
Evaluations: Instructor Avg. 9.1, Math Dept. Avg. 8.1, University Avg. 8.5
Calculus 2, Fall 2002
Evaluations: Instructor Avg. 9.1, Math Dept. Avg. 7.9, University Avg. 8.4
Calculus Week in Review, Spring 1999-Fall 2002
Problem Solving, Spring 2002 - Spring 2004, Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
Evaluations: Instructor Avg. 9.1, Math Dept. Avg. 8.0, University Avg. 8.5
Topics in Actuarial Computing, Fall 2003 (graduate level)
Private Tutor (Algebra ,Calculus, Geometry, Statistics)– Spring 2006
Additional Teaching Capabilities
General Mathematics
Business Mathematics
College Geometry
Differential Equations
Discrete Mathematics
Mathematical Logic
Real Analysis
Actuarial Science
Life Contingencies
Ratemaking
Reserving
Theory of Interest
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Honors
Letters of Commendation from Math Department (University of Connecticut) for exceptional student
evaluations: Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2005
Invited Lectures
“How Much Data is Enough? An Introduction to Classical Credibility Theory”, Istanbul Bilgi University IS
Seminar, May 2005
Professional References
Yonca Demir, Professor of Management, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey. (011) 90-212-311-6297.
Yonca runs the Financial Mathematics program at Bilgi.
Alan Reinhart, Professor of English and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Nichols College,
Dudley, MA 01571-5000. (508) 213-2201. Alan is the Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College.
William Steglitz, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics, Nichols College, Dudley, MA 015715000. (508) 213-2273. Bill was my department head.
Jeffrey Tollefson, Professor, Department of Mathematics U-9, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269.
(860) 486-3921. Jeff coordinated the first year calculus sequence as well as the review sessions I’ve
taught at UConn.
Charles Vinsonhaler, Professor, Department of Mathematics U-9, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
06269. (860) 486-1290. Chuck recruited me for teaching at UConn and also serves on the actuarial
faculty there.