10th Webinar on Health Care Insurance
The Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) is pleased to announce 10th Webinar on Health Care Insurance hosted by the Advisory Group on Health Care Insurance
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, IST
Topic: Making Sense of Health and Medical Spending: A Global Burden of Disease Primer
Objective: Actuaries' value when practicing in the health financing sector is enhanced by a comprehensive understanding of lifetime relationships between modifiable health risk factors, and, subsequent morbidity and mortality and their associated health spending. The Global Burden of Disease Study is a mature, ongoing international effort lead by the University of Washington (U.S.) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to gather, evaluate, organize, and analyze comprehensive population health data for 195 countries. A familiarity with these data and GBD provides practicing actuaries with valuable insights that can enhance their professional abilities. This webinar is designed to provide Indian actuaries with an overview of GBD, its organization and methodology, and key GBD insights for India and the U.S.
Target Audience: Fellows, Associates, Affiliates and Students across domains, All Health and Life Actuarial and Insurance professionals.
Moderator: Mr. Sumit Ramani, Secretary, Advisory Group on Health Care Insurance, IAI
Speaker: Mr. Howard Bolnick, FSA, MAAA, Hon FIA
Mr. Howard Bolnick has had a long and fruitful career as a health insurance company actuary, executive, and consultant. He is internationally recognized as an authority on health care financing and health insurance matters. Mr. Bolnick has more than five decades of hands-on expertise of founding, leading and serving on the Boards of numerous insurance focused organizations, as a leader in U.S. and international actuarial communities, and as an adjunct professor at a prestigious U.S. MBA program. Mr. Bolnick is a Past President of the Society of Actuaries. He currently chairs the Discovery Health Actuarial Committee (South Africa), where he is also involved with Discovery’s innovative Vitality wellness program, and, serves as an advisor to RIA Insurance (India).
Throughout his business and professional career, Mr. Bolnick has been heavily involved in health care financing. He has written numerous articles and spoken regularly on health insurance,
managed care and health policy subjects and served in leadership positions in important professional, trade and civic organizations.
Program Schedule:
Sr. No |
Sessions |
Speaker |
Time |
1 |
Introductory Address |
Mr. Vishwanath Mahendra, Chair, Advisory Group on Health Care Insurance, IAI |
05:30 pm to 05:35 pm |
2 |
Presidential Address |
Mr. Subhendu Bal, President, IAI |
05:35 pm to 05:40 pm |
3 |
Making Sense of Health and Medical Spending: A Global Burden of Disease Primer |
Mr. Howard Bolnick, FSA, MAAA, Hon FIA |
05:40 pm to 06:55 pm |
4 |
Closing Remarks |
Mr. Sumit Ramani, Secretary, Advisory Group on Health Care Insurance, IAI |
06:55 pm to 07:00 pm |
Registration fees excluding GST (INR)
IAI Students & Associates |
IAI Affiliates & Fellows |
Non Members |
500 |
750 |
750 |
Registration link: https://bit.ly/3vOilnl
CPD Credit: as per APS9 (Version 4): 1.5 hrs. (Technical – Life and Health Insurance)
Point of contact- Paresh Shetty | Email: paresh@actuariesindia.org
Institute of Actuaries of India
29th April 2022