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Leonie Tickle

Leonie Tickle

Formal Name: Leonie Tickle

Personal Title: A/Prof

Position: Associate Professor

Organisational Unit: Department of Actuarial Studies

Qualification: BEc Macq., BA Macq., FIAA

Telephone: (+61-2) 9850-8567

Fax: (+61-2) 9850-9481

Email: ltickle@efs.mq.edu.au

Location: E4A 608
Leonie Tickle is an Associate Professor in Actuarial Studies at Macquarie University. Her research focuses on the modelling, analysis and forecasting of mortality in the general population and for insured lives, and she has received both the H M Jackson and the A M Parker prizes of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia for this work. Her teaching has been recognised by two Macquarie University awards as well as a national Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Leonie has served on a number of committees of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia in the areas of experience analysis, education, leadership and research, and on the International Actuarial Association Education Committee. She has served as Acting Head of the Department of Actuarial Studies at Macquarie University and as a member of a number of Faculty and University committees including the University Learning and Teaching Committee.

 

Teaching

Research

Mortality analysis, modelling and forecasting, Mortality of insured lives.

Committee / Board Membership

  • Institute of Actuaries of Australia Education Council Committee
  • Institute of Actuaries of Australia Australian Actuarial Journal Editorial Committee
  • Institute of Actuaries of Australia Longevity Taskforce
  • Macquarie University Teaching Development Grant Selection Committee
  • Macquarie University Teaching Awards Committee
  • Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group

Publications

  • Booth, H. and Tickle, L. (2008). Mortality modeling and forecasting: A review of methods. Annals of Actuarial Science, 3(I and II), pp. 3-44.
  • Booth, H., Hyndman, R., Tickle, L. and de Jong, P. (2006). Lee-Carter mortality forecasting: A multi-country comparison of variants and extensions. Demographic Research, 15 (9), pp. 289-310.
  • De Jong, P. and Tickle, L. (2006). Extending Lee-Carter forecasting. Mathematical Population Studies, 13, pp. 1-18.
  • Booth, H., Tickle, L., & Smith, L. (2005). Evaluation of the variants of the Lee-Carter method of forecasting mortality: a multi-country comparison. New Zealand Population Review, 31(1), pp. 13-34.
  • Tickle, L. (2004). Causes of death among Australian insured lives. Australian Actuarial Journal, 10(4), pp. 623-694.
  • Booth, H. & Tickle, L. (2004). Beyond three score years and ten: Prospects for longevity in Australia. People and Place, 12(1), pp. 15-27.
  • Booth, H. & Tickle, L. (2003). The future aged: New projections of Australia’s elderly population. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 22(4), pp. 196-202.
  • Chan, P., Gale, A. P., Mak, A. T., Muir, P. R., Murphy, C. D., O’Carra, S., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G., Wildgoose, J. Y. (2001). Graduated Tables IA95-97 M and F. Institute of Actuaries of Australia: Sydney.
  • Chan, P., Gale, A. P., Mak, A. T., Muir, P. R., Murphy, C. D., O’Carra, S., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G., Wildgoose, J. Y. (2000). Report on the Industry Funds Investigation, Australian Actuarial Journal, 6(4), 665-728.
  • IAAust Mortality Committee. (2000). TPD experience by occupation and gender: Discussion paper for the IAAust Life Insurance Forum. Institute of Actuaries of Australia: Sydney.
  • Brennan, C. M., Chan, P., Gale, A. P., Mak, A. T., Muir, P. R., Murphy, C. D., Tickle, L. G., Wildgoose, J. Y. & Whittaker, G. (1999). Report on the Mortality Investigation 1995-97. Proceedings of the 1999 convention of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, 1-160.
  • Tickle, L. (1998). Sex discrimination and underlying mortality differentials. Singapore International Insurance and Actuarial Journal, 2(1), pp. 73-100.
  • Mortality Committee of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. (1998). Australian mortality experience. Australian Actuarial Journal, 1, pp. 147-153.
  • Brodaty, H., MacCuspie-Moore, C. M., Tickle, L. & Luscombe, G. (1997). Depression, diagnostic sub-type and death: a 25 year follow-up study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 46, pp. 233-242.
  • Tickle, L. G. (1997). Insured lives cause of death experience, 1990-1994. Proceedings of the 1997 Centenary Convention of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, V, pp. 45-85.
  • Tickle, L. G. (1997). Sex discrimination and underlying mortality differentials. Proceedings of the 1997 Centenary Convention of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, III, pp. 116-154.
  • Blackhall, S. G., Chan, P., Land, R. J., McInerney, F. M., Muir, P. R., Pollard, J. H., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G. & Wildgoose, J. Y. (1997). Sub-standard lives experience: Mortality investigation 1990-1994. Proceedings of the 1997 Centenary Convention of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, V, pp. 1-44.
  • Tickle, L. G. (1997). The sex differential in mortality rates and underlying factors. Actuarial Studies and Demography Department Research Paper Series, Macquarie University, 006/97, pp. 1-51
  • Tickle, L. G. (1996). Mortality trends in the United Kingdom, 1982 to 1992. Population Trends, 86, pp. 21 - 28.
  • Blackhall, S. G., Chan, P., Gratton, W. K., Land, R. J., Muir, P. R., Pollard, J. H., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G. & Wildgoose, J. Y. (1996). Report on the mortality investigation 1992-1994. Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
  • Tickle, L. G. (1995). Term life mortality experience 1990-1993. Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, September 1995, pp. 2-42.
  • Farmer, J. & Tickle, L. (1995). A note on occupancy probabilities in multiple state models. Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, June 1995, pp. 36 - 39.
  • Barrett, D., Edwards, B. A., Gratton, W. K., Kerr, D. I. C., Muir, P. R., Pollard, J. H., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G. & Wildgoose, J. (1995). Report on the mortality investigation 1990-1992. Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, March 1995, pp. 60-87.
  • Barrett, D., Edwards, B. A., Gratton, W. K., Kerr, D. I. C., Laing, R. H., Muir, P. R., Pollard, J. H., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G. & Wildgoose, J. (1995). Mortality investigation IA 90-92 M and F: Graduated mortality tables. Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, March 1995, pp. 88-109.
  • Barrett, D., Blackhall, S. G., Edwards, B. A., Gratton, W. K., Laing, R. H., Muir, P. R., Pollard, J. H., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G. & Wildgoose, J. (1995). Report on the industry funds investigation. Transactions of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, 1995, II, pp. 1338-1366.
  • Barrett, D., Edwards, B. A., Gratton, W. K., Kerr, D. I. C., Muir, P. R., Pollard, J. H., Tickle, L. G., Whittaker, G. & Wildgoose, J. (1993). Report of the mortality committee. Transactions of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, II, pp. 1102-1147.

Conference Presentations

  • Tickle, L. (2009) Personality types of actuaries and accountants, New Zealand Society of Actuaries Financial Services Forum.
  • Tickle, L. and Gale, A. (2009) Personality types of actuaries and implications for leadership and service, Institute of Actuaries of Australia Biennial Convention, Sydney.
  • Tickle, L. (2008) How diverse are the personality types of actuaries....and does it matter?, 40th Anniversary of Actuarial Education in Australia Conference, Macquarie University, Sydney.