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21st Global Conference of Actuaries (GCA)

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Event Start Date Event End Date Venue CPD Category
17-February-2020
19-February-2020
Hotel Renaissance
,
Mumbai
 No of hours :
12
 Professional
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Inaugural Session & Opening Ceremony Day 1 (18-02-2020)
  • Dr. S C Khuntia , Chief Guest
    Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
  • Sunil Sharma ,
    President, Institute of Actuaries of India
  • Liyaquat Khan,
    Chairperson, 21st GCA, AGFA 2020 & 75 years Celebration Organizing Group
  • Andrew D Rallis
    President, Society of Actuaries, and Global Chief Actuary, MetLife Inc., Singapore
  • Bhargav Dasgupta
    Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, India
  • Dave Finnis,
    Co-Chair, Co-Chair of the Education & Practice Subcommittee of the Insurance Accounting Committee, International Actuarial Association, Australia
  • Vote of Thanks: Richard Holloway
    Vice President, Institute of Actuaries of India
Plenary Sessions Day 1 (18-February-2020)

P1: The Dialogue – Reflections on the experience leading to success of Insurance companies

  • In the Dialogue:
  • Gopal V Kumar & Raunak Jha from the Institute of Actuaries of India
  • with
  • Bhargav Dasgupta, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, India
  • G Murlidhar, Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd, India

P2: India's rise as global actuarial talent hub- The company experience

  • On the Chair:
  • Amit Kalra, MD & Head, Swiss Re, Bangalore, India
  • Panel Speakers :
  • Des Thomas, Chief Actuary, Asia, MetLife, Hong Kong.
  • Frank O’ Regan, Senior Actuary, EMEA, MetLife, Ireland.
  • Presentations :

 

P3: Behavioural Data Analytics for predicting insurance outcomes

  • On the Chair:
  • Shubhashish Dubey, Chief Data Officer, Head – Business Intelligence & Research, and Actuarial & Data Science, AXA Business Services Private Limited, Pune, India
  • Speaker:
  • Shailesh Dhuri , Executive Director, Decimal Point, India.
  • Presentations :

 

P4 (Part 1): Climate Change: Impact on Society

  • On the Chair:
  • K Ganesh , Member (Life), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, India.
  • Panel Speakers :
  • Prof. Govindasamy Bala, Scientist, Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Indian Institute of Science, India
  • Topic: The Science of Climate Change
  • G Satish Raju, CEO, Swiss Re, India
  • Topic: Climate change and sustainability
  • Danny Quant, Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Singapore
  • Topic: Climate Change: Assumption setting & modelling
  • Presentations :

      

P4 (Part 2): Tackling the Impact

  • On the Chair:
  • Prof. Govindasamy Bala, Scientist, Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Indian Institute of Science, India
  • Panel Speakers:
  • Richard Holloway, MD South East Asia & India, Life, Milliman, Singapore
  • Topic: Climate Change: Impact on Actuarial Projections
  • Dave Sandberg, Board Member, Society of Actuaries, US
  • Topic: Actuarial Analysis of Climate Risk
  • Douglas Collins, Retired Actuary, Chair, Climate Index Working Group, Casualty Actuarial Society, US
  • Topic: Measuring Climate Change
  • Presentations :

  

Plenary Sessions Day 2 (19-February-2020)

P5 : InsurTech-need of the hour for Insurance Regulators and the Industry

  • On the Chair:
  • Hemant Bhargava, Ex-Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India, India
  • Speakers:
  • Dave Sandberg, Board Member, Society of Actuaries, US
  • Topic: InsurTech – The New Frontier for Cost Effective Predictions & Improved Judgement
  • Prayat Shah, Co-Founder & VP, Wealthy Therapeutics, India
  • Topic: How digital therapeutics work with insurance companies
  • Presentations :

P6: Actuarial Profession: sustaining professional excellence in the context of changing demands

  • On the Chair :
  • Andrew Rallis , President, SOA, US
  • Panel Speakers:
  • Sumit Ramani, Consulting Actuary, Actuaria Consultants, India
  • Topic: Actuaries beyond financial services industry
  • Kendra Felisky, Vice President- International, Casualty Actuarial Society, US
  • Topic: Evolving Educational Pathways to Serve a Changing World
  • Frank Ashe , Independent consultant, Australia
  • Topic: Actuarial practices across the globe with focus on emerging opportunities and sustainability of Actuarial Science as a profession
  • Presentations :

 

P7: IFRS 17: Concepts and Implementation Challenges

  • Coordinator:
  • Yogita Arora, Director-IFRS 17, Global Risk Consultants, India
  • Panel Speakers :
  • Dave Finnis, Co-Chair, Co-Chair of the Education & Practice Subcommittee of the Insurance Accounting Committee, International Actuarial Association, Australia
  • Topic: ISAP 4 & IAN 100
  • Mary Trussell, Global Insurance Change Lead Partner, KPMG, UK
  • Topic: A perspective of IFRA 17- General Purpose Financial Statements vis-a-vis Regulatory purpose financial statements
  • Philip Jackson, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman, India
  • Topic: A perspective on IFRS 17 in Life & Health Insurance
  • Presentations :

  

P8: Global actuarial career– A perspective

  • On the Chair:
  • Sunil Sharma, President, Institute of Actuaries of India, India
  • Panel Speakers :
  • Andrew J Peterson, Senior Director, International, SOA, US
  • Presentations :

P9: Sustainable retirement for all

  • On the Chair :
  • Kulin Patel, CEO (Partner), K A Pandit Actuaries & Consultants, India
  • Panel Speakers :
  • Dr. K Sriram, Consulting Actuary, India
  • Kulin Patel, CEO (Partner), K A Pandit Actuaries & Consultants, India
  • Presentations :

Concurrent Sessions Day 2 (19-February-2020)
C1: Life Insurance C2: General Insurance C3: Health
On the Chair:
Prithesh Chaubey, Chairperson, Life Insurance Advisory Group, Institute of Actuaries of India
Speaker:
Swati Gupta, Director Deloitte, India
Topic: Sustainability of Term Insurance Product
Julia Aslett, Executive Director, Head of Life & Health Actuarial (Asia-Pacific), Willis Towers Watson, Singapore
Topic: Financial Reinsurance - do's and don'ts
Sambhaji Shedale, Head – Actuarial, AIG India Finance Center, AIG, India
Topic: U.S. Regulatory Environment and Opportunities for Actuaries in India
Presentations :

  

 On the Chair:
Anurag Rastogi, Chief Actuary & Chief Underwriter, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India
Speaker:
Ronald Kozlowski, Former Board Member, Casualty Actuarial Society, San Francisco
Topic: Adding to Your Actuarial Toolbox – Bridging the Gap Between Actuaries and Non-Actuaries in the Insurance Space
Puneet Nalam, Senior Underwriter P&C, Hannover Re, India
Topic: Title Insurance – Challenges and Opportunities
Smita Tibrewal, VP- Agri & Weather (UW and Claims), ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, India
Topic: Rethinking Risk with Parametric Insurance
Presentations :

  

 On the Chair:
Vishwanath Mahendra, Chairperson, Health Care Insurance Advisory Group, Institute of Actuaries of India
Speaker:
Safder Jaffer, Managing Director & Consulting Actuary, Middle East & Africa, Milliman, Dubai
Topic: Impact of standardization of exclusions regulation – consideration for insurers
M Karunanidhi, Chief Actuary, RGA Reinsurance Company Middle East Limited, UAE
Topic: Insurtech in Life/Health –Bridging the Industry’s Trust Gap
Presentations :

 
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