• School of Humanities & Social Science

    • Ms. WU Yan, Michelle 吳燕女士
    Ms WU Yan, Michelle （吳燕女士）
    BEng (South China University of Technology)
    MSc (South China University of Technology)
    MSc (The University of Iowa)
    FSA (Society of Actuaries)

    Senior Lecturer
    Associate Programme Director (Mainland) of MSc-INS Programme
    Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Insurance

    Tel : (852) 3963 5242
    Email :
    michellewu@hsu.edu.hk


    Ms Wu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Insurance at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. She obtained her BEng and MSc from South China University of Technology as well as MSc in Actuarial Science from the University of Iowa, USA. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a former Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA). Before joining HSUHK, she was an Actuarial Manager in Cigna Worldwide Insurance Company in Hong Kong. She has extensive knowledge of health insurance product design, pricing, reserving, monitoring, and forecasting. She is familiar with medical insurance products in both USA and Asia.


    Research InterestsProfessional ExperiencePublicationsResearch GrantsNewspaper Columns
    TopResearch Interests
    • Medical insurance products development and design
    • Insurance Reserving
    • Financial Reporting
    • Insurance product premium calculation
    • Insurance risk management
    TopProfessional Experience
    • Actuarial Manager, Cigna Worldwide Insurance Company (Hong Kong)
    • Assistant Actuarial Manager, Aviva Regional Office (Singapore)
    • Actuarial Analyst, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (USA)
    TopPublications

    ..........Conference Proceedings..........

    • S. K. Choy, W. Y. Lee, Y. Wu, C.K.W. Yu and F. L. Yuen, Analysis of Property Markets by Time-Frequency Decomposition Approach, International Journal of Arts & Sciences’ (IJAS) International Conference for Education, Florence, June 26-29, 2018.
    • Nga-wai Liu and Y. Wu, Deciphering the Fearful Math Anxiety - a Cross-National Case Study, International Journal of Arts & Sciences’ (IJAS) International Conference for Education, Florence, June 26-29, 2018.
    • S. K. Choy, W. Y. Lee, Y. Wu and T. F. Zel, Property Market Analysis Using Time-Frequency Decomposition, 21st International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Vienna, July 3-5, 2017.
    • K. W. Yu, F. L. Yuen, S. K. Choy, T. F. Zel and Y. Wu, Dynamic Stock Market Analysis: Algorithm and Applications, 21st International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Vienna, July 3-5, 2017.
    TopResearch Grants
    • FSA Educational Institution Grant, US$7500, Society of Actuaries, 2016.
    • (UGC/IIDS14/P01/15) HK$419,175. “Symposia in Data Science,” funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) 2015/2016.
     
    TopNewspaper Columns
    • Sing Tao Daily (恒管語絲): 標題:如何應對退「優」？, 2015 年 01 月 12 日