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Invitation to Submit Abstracts of Proposed Papers and Presentations

Abstracts of proposed papers and presentations are invited on any topic in the areas of pensions and social security, healthcare, insurance or consulting practice. Wider or cross-disciplinary topics, such as social and economic development issues, enterprise risk management, professionalism, and the public interest, are also welcome. The list below offers some suggestions, but this is not an exhaustive list, and abstracts on other actuarial topics are also welcome. Abstracts should specify the name, country of residence and professional association of each author, state the title of the suggested topic, and provide a brief description of the content of the proposed paper or presentation. Papers should be about 10-15 pages and should be submitted electronically in standard word-processing format or in PDF form for approval by the Professional Program Committee.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 October 2011 and should be sent to: HongKong2012@actuaries.org

Prospective authors and presenters will be informed by 30 November 2011 whether their paper or presentation has been accepted for the Colloquium. A draft paper should be submitted no later than 31 December 2011. Final submissions may be presented either as formal papers or as PowerPoint presentations but must be received no later than 29 February 2012.

Pensions and Social Security

  

Health
  • Different pension and social security systems in Asia Pacific - what lessons can be learnt?
  • How social security in Asia Pacific is responding to the ageing problem
  • Actuarial management of social security systems
  • Payout annuities in Asia Pacific
  • Challenges & opportunities of provident funds in Asia Pacific
  • Retirement - a cultural transformation?
  • Reverse Mortgages - a viable option?
  • Flexible benefits

Consulting

  • Actuary - social responsibilities?
  • Employee education & communication
  • Remuneration strategy in Asia Pacific
  • Actuarial education in Asia Pacific
  • Regulatory environment of Asia Pacific
  • Wider fields for actuaries
  • Challenges to professionalism
  • Actuaries and public policy

 

 

  
  • Studies in healthcare systems in Asia Pacific
  • Healthcare reform in Hong Kong, China and elsewhere in the region
  • Health risk based capital and Solvency II
  • Health risk management and health risk adjustment
  • Micro health insurance
  • Health reinsurance
  • Consumer driven healthcare: a passing phase or the next generation product?
  • Wellness programmes and health insurance
  • Critical illness products
  • Income protection
  • Long Term Care
  • Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in health insurance
  • Public Private Partnerships in healthcare
  • Integrated pension & healthcare systems
 

Insurance
 
  • Financial reporting
  • Solvency II
  • The changing role of the actuary
  • Evolving distribution models
  • Optimal use of reinsurance
  • Global / regional pooling
  • Fertility and mortality in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Alternatives to medical underwriting
  • Enterprise risk management

 

Key Deadlines:

31 October 2011 Submission of one-page synopsis
30 November 2011 Authors informed about paper acceptance
31 December 2011 Draft paper to be submitted for peer review
29 February 2012 Completed paper to be submitted
31 March 2012 Papers for presentation to be placed on website