CAA Weekly News Update – 22nd September

In case you missed it: IDB’s Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin

Something special: Official virtual launch of NAWA: Network of Actuarial Women and Allies 7th October from 3:00-5:00pm EDT/AST. 2:00-4:00pm EST.

Recently the IAA participated in a virtual actuarial skills training for insurance supervisors with the Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii) and the IAIS for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Among the trainers representing the IAA were Simone Brathwaite and Britta Hay. A2ii: September Newsletter

What we’re reading:

• Pensions Expert: Pension Awareness Week: It’s time to wake up the ‘sleepwalkers’
• Actuview: September Newsletter
• The Actuary (SOA): Choose Your Own Development Adventure

What we’re watching:

• 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
• 2021 NAS Virtual Conference: Videos on actuview

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Climate Corner:

• IAA: Climate-Related Scenarios Applied to Insurers and Other Financial Institutions 29^th September
• NY Times: A Conversation on Greening Cryptocurrency 5th October
• IFoA: Sustainability Series: What will COP26 mean for investment? 6^th October
• SOA: Research Emerging Topics -Climate

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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 all our members with SOA voting privileges to participate in these elections which close THIS FRIDAY, 24th September.

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Food for Thought:

Samfundssind – a Danish word we might not be able to pronounce but can practice. It means a sense of what’s best for the community.

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