News from Sections

April 2016

ASTIN
Eric Dal Moro, Chair
The ASTIN Section is very active preparing for its 2016 colloquium, which will be held from May 31 to June 3 in Lisbon, Portugal under the organization of the Institute of Actuaries of Portugal (IAP). Institute President José Mendinhos has successfully recruited Gabriel Bernardino of EIOPA to speak about topics related to Solvency II. Along with other keynote speakers, Paul Embrechts, Michel Dacorogna, Stéphane Loisel, and Eberhard Müller, this colloquium is a “must-go” in your agendas.

It is with great regret that the ASTIN Section must inform IAA members about the recent death of Benedetto Conti, who was managing the ASTIN group in Switzerland. Benedetto was very active in developing the ASTIN’s presence in Switzerland, and contributed to the development of the profession as an author of the Professionalism guidebook applied in Switzerland. The ASTIN Section extends its sincere sympathy to his family.

IAAHS
April Choi, Chair
A lot of good work has been put into preparing an engaging and dynamic program for the upcoming joint colloquium in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Health-related items on the agenda include one plenary session covering global healthcare cost drivers, another talking about genomics, and parallel sessions covering a broad spectrum of topics like long-term care, demand-driven health assessments, micro-insurance, end-of-life care, future health insurers, and the evolution of big data in Africa.

The Health Section will be holding its biennial general meeting on June 28, in conjunction with the colloquium. All Section members are invited to mingle with committee members and network with people from around the globe.

On a separate note, Andrew Dalton and Yair Babad, our long-term care topic team leaders, have begun participating with the IAA PIWG on preparing a long-term care paper. The PIWG, led by Assia Billig, consists of an international team of actuaries with a broad interest in long-term care and population aging.

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