Weekly News Update – September 15

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of David Congram, a dedicated adviser to and steadfast friend of the CAA.

Many of us knew David personally and some were lucky enough to call him friend. Others may not have known of his invaluable contribution towards the CAA becoming a Standard Setter, for which we will always be grateful.

David’s funeral will be held by Zoom at 10:00am EDT on Thursday, 16th September. Please visit The Cardinal Funeral Home for details and to sign the Condolence Book.

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Articles & webinars of interest:

• IDB: Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin
• The Actuary (SOA): Actuaries and Virtual Work: Part 1
• Actuaries Digital (Australia): Data privacy: could traditional approaches work for machine learning models?
• Dive In Festival: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance 21^st – 23^rd September
• The Atlantic: The Atlantic Festival 22^nd-24^th & 27^th-30^th September
• CAS: In Focus Virtual Seminar 13^th October
• IACA / AFIR-ERM / IAALS / PBSS Virtual Colloquium: Post Pandemic Actuary: What We Have Learnt 11^th-15th October
• CAS: In Focus Virtual Seminar 13^th October

Climate Corner:

• NY Times: Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible?
• The Guardian: Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work
• The Guardian: World’s biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland

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SOA elections are open. Long-time friend John Robinson is on the ballot for President Elect. CAA member Nikhil Asnani, is a candidate for the SOA’s International Section. You will remember Nikhil as the Chair of our 2018 Conference in Jamaica.

We encourage our members with SOA voting privileges to participate in these elections.

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