The IAA Life Section (IAALS) was created by the Council of the IAA on November 19, 2005 and officially formed during the 2006 International Congress of Actuaries in Paris. Its mission is to promote actuarial research and the exchange of knowledge in the field of life insurance around the world.

Board

Chair Pedro Pacheco Villagrán (2026)
Vice-Chair Rosalind Rossouw (2028)
Secretary Ana Bojanic (2027)
Treasurer William M Sayre (2025)
Members Danilo Aulicino (2026)
Simone Brathwaite (2026)
Marika Guralnik (2028)
Jeffrey Humphreys (2028)
Paul Nitsou (2028)
Martin Oymanns (2027)
Takuro Sorihashi (2026)
Ernst Visser (2027)
IAA Delegates Gunn Albertsen
Peter Withey
Pedro Pacheco Villagrán (Section Chair)
Term expires: 2026
Country: Mexico
Qualification:Bachelor in Actuarial Science from Anáhuac University and Master in Businees Administration from ITAM ( Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México)
  • Experience: 34 years of experience in the Insurance market on Life and Health . Has been Life and Health Director in MAPFRE Tepeyac 1986-1997 , CEO of Zurich Life México from 1997-2004 , CEO of AIG Life México from 2004.2009 and currently since 2010 CEO and cofounder of Prevem Seguros ( A&H Company ) and member of the Board of Argos ( Life Insurance ) , ANA ( Automobile Insurance ),GMX ( Property and Casualty Insurance ) and MAS SERVICIOS ( Assistance Company ) , all companies of Grupo Valore Mexican Insurance Group. Professor of Life Insurance and Finance at the Faculty of Actuarial Science of Anáhuac University since 2003 , and was professor at the Master in Insurance program of ITAM from 1997 until 2007 . President of Colegio Nacional de Actuarios ( México ) from 2013 to 2015 and President of Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios ( 1996-1998 )
  • Main areas of expertise: Life and Health Insurance
  • Spoken languages: Spanish and English
Rosalind Rossouw (Section Vice-Chair)
Term expires: 2028
Country: United Kingdom
Qualification:Bachelor of Economic Science, Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
  • Experience: 20 years of working experience in life insurance, pension and actuarial consulting in the UK and South Africa; currently Head of Business Planning and Capital Management at Sun Life Financial of Canada (UK)
  • Main areas of expertise: Life, With-Profits, Modelling and Business Planning
  • Spoken languages: English, Afrikaans, Dutch and French.
Ana Bojanic (Secretary)
Term expires: 2027
Country: Serbia
Qualification:MSc in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, certified actuary in Serbia and Montenegro
  • Experience: Appointed Actuary, Sava Insurance Group
  • Main areas of expertise: life insurance, product development & pricing
  • Spoken languages: English and Serbian
William Sayre (Treasurer)
Term expires: 2026
Country: United States
Qualification:FSA,MAAA * Experience: Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman
  • Main areas of expertise: Life, particularly valuation and financial reporting issues, especially related to smaller insurance company issues, asset adequacy analysis, reserves, modeling, M&A
  • Spoken languages: English
Ernst Visser (Member)
Term expires: 2027
Country: Netherlands
Qualification:Drs. E.P. Visser AAG CERA
  • Experience: Over 20 years experience in Life and Non-Life insurance
  • Main areas of expertise: Solvency II, IFRS 17
  • Spoken languages: English and Dutch
Marika Guralnik (Member)
Term expires: 2028
Country: Estonia
Qualification:
    Experience: Leading actuarial and insurance technical services at Compensa Life Insurance VIG SE, with over 25 years of life insurance experience Main areas of expertise: IFRS17 implementation, actuarial leadership, promoting actuarial profession, regional and global networking
Danilo Aulicino (Member)
Term expires: 2026
Country: Italy
Qualification:Master's in Actuarial and Financial Statistics (University of Salerno, 2014), Master's in Insurance & Risk Management (MIB School of Business, 2016-2017)
  • Experience: Consultant in Risk Management, Life Actuarial Function, Senior Consultant at Protiviti (2024), various roles in life insurance, pension consulting, and data warehouse implementation
  • Main areas of expertise: Life product portfolio management, pension consulting, Solvency II validation, actuarial life science, risk management, technical provisions, financial statements
  • Spoken languages: Italian, English
Takuro Sorihashi (Member)
Term expires: 2026
Country: Japan
Qualification:Fellow of Institute of Actuaries of Japan
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Simone Brathwaite (Member)
Term expires: 2026
Country: Canada
Qualification:FSA,FCIA,CERA
Martin Oymanns (Member)
Term expires: 2027
Country: Germany
Qualification:Dipl. Math & Actuary DAV
  • Experience: Staff actuary / Project Manager at German Association of Actuaries, ICA 2018 / actuview
  • Main areas of expertise: Project / actuarial event management, Virtual CPD offers
  • Spoken languages: English and German
Jeffrey Humphreys (Member)
Term expires: 2028
Country: Australia
Qualification:BA, FIAA Fellow of The Institute of Actuaries of Australia, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Experience: Worked in the life insurance area since 1986 both as an employed actuary and as a consultant to the major users of group
    Experience: Worked in the life insurance area since 1986 both as an employed actuary and as a consultant to the major users of group insurance in Australia; Chair of the Actuaries Institute Insurance in Superannuation Sub-Committee; Active member of other committees, subcommittees and working groups of the Actuaries Institute covering Superannuation and Investments, the Covid Pandemic, Climate Change, Code of Conduct Guidance, Conflicts of Interest and Retirement Income. I have contributed to actuarial and industry conferences, through papers, presentations and organising committees; presentation to the ICA in Sydney Main areas of expertise: Insurance in relation to large retirement funds, Superannuation, retirement income Languages: English
Paul Nitsou (Member)
Term expires: 2028
Country: Canada
Qualification:FSA,FCIA,MAAA
  • Experience: RGA (since 1996), Manulife (prior), responsible for international expansion, multinational client relations, corporate governance, and leadership roles across various global markets
  • Main areas of expertise: International expansion, product development, actuarial pricing, underwriting, claims, marketing, pension and asset-related transactions, corporate governance
  • Spoken language: English

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