Dear Colleagues,
13th September, 8:00am EST, 9:00am EDT/AST: Continuing the conversation started at the CAA 2020 Annual Conference: The Power of Diversity of Thought: Inclusion in the Actuarial Profession, Pt 2 with Mitesh Sheth FIA (UK), Marjorie Ngwenya FIA (S. Africa), Tonya Manning FSA (USA) and Cathy Lyn FIA FSA (Jamaica)
15th September, 4:00pm EST, 5:00pm EDT/AST IABA shines their Spotlight on John Robinson, IABA Past President, Candidate for SOA President Elect. Here’s John’s campaign page at SOA.
Save the Date: 6th to 10th December – CAA Annual Conference 2021 – CHANGE: Embracing the Disruption
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Suggested Reading & Viewing:
- IAA: International Actuarial Note 100: Application of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
- CARICOM African Leaders Identify Areas of Co-operation at Historic First Summit
- IMF: How the world can make the most of new special drawing rights
- IDB: Seven considerations in reforming pension systems in the Caribbean
- Pensions Expert: Pandemic impacts DB schemes’ deficit recovery periods
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Events:
- IFoA: Technological Change and Competence in New Areas 14th September
- Dive In Festival: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance 21st – 23rd September
- The Atlantic: The Atlantic Festival 22nd-24th & 27th-30th September
- IACA / AFIR-ERM / IAALS / PBSS Virtual Colloquium: Post Pandemic Actuary: What We Have Learnt 11th-15th October
- CAS: In Focus Virtual Seminar 13th October
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Climate Corner:
- IMF Finance & Development: The Climate Issue
- Net Zero Building at UWI Mona
- IAA Climate-Related Scenarios Applied to Insurers and Other Financial Institutions
- The Atlantic: When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable
- Governments of Seven Countries: Climate Action in the Americas (recording of recent webinar)
- Climate Signals: Atmospheric Moisture Increase
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COVID-19 Updates:
- PAHO: Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of COVID-19 pandemic
- RIO Times: Seven Caribbean countries consider amending constitutions to mandate vaccination
- The IMF and COVID-19 (includes IMF/WHO Vaccine Tracker)
- Washington Post: Here’s what we know about the mu variant
- Nature: Origins of SARS-CoV-2: window is closing for key scientific studies (Authors of the March WHO report)
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