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Our thoughts are with our members and friends in St. Vincent and the Grenadines following this morning’s eruption of La Soufrière Volcano. Here’s this morning’s Emergency Press Conference and regular updates from CARICOM.
Thanks to President Kyle Rudden for the attached PowerPoint COVID graph analysis for the Caribbean 2021 to date, created from information on Our World in Data. Unfortunately, the French departments and Dutch territories are not included in available countries. The links included in the ppt can be pasted into your browser and used to get an updated graph at any time.
This presentation will shortly be available on our website.
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Join us for another Diversity Chapter on 22nd April when Kudzai Chigiji, a brilliant pan-African actuary, shares her thoughts on Lateral Thinking. Want to know more about Kudzai? Read Shall We Dance? in a past issue of The Actuary.
Did you miss our webinar on the SOA Competency Framework? Content is not SOA specific and therefore relevant to everyone. You can watch the recording on actuview.
International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2021: call for proposals now open. Deadline for submissions is 15th May. Under the theme Reaching scale in small countries, this conference is tentatively scheduled to take place late October in Jamaica.
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IFoA: Exploring the Change – A discussion with IFoA President, Tan Suee Chieh, about the global reach of the actuarial profession and what this perspective means for actuaries now and in the future. (video)
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Please continue to practice all protocols as it is very important in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Also note, we are aware of quite a few persons (one personally known to this writer) who have contracted the virus after taking the first dose of the vaccine.
We hear that some Jamaicans plan to march maskless tomorrow to protest the COVID-19 lockdowns. Bear in mind that transmissions in Jamaica are at the highest level EVER.
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Don’t forget our own webinar, THIS THURSDAY, 25th. The material is not SOA specific so is of interest to actuaries/aspiring actuaries from other bodies.
The target audience includes:
Early career actuaries and students who want to take a long-term view of their career paths.
Advanced actuarial students closing in on *Fellowship* and looking forward to more free time for building their interpersonal versatility.
Seasoned actuaries who seek guidance for the next stage of their careers.
REGISTRATION IS FREE! More information and registration on our website.
More Items of Interest:
Actuaries in Banking: The South African Experience – Presented by the IAA Banking Task Force, Actuarial Society of South Africa’s Banking Committee and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ Banking Member Interest Group – 31st March. (You will need to log into your IAA account to register).
International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2021: call for proposals now open. Deadline for submissions is 15th May. Under the theme Reaching scale in small countries, this conference is tentatively scheduled to take place late October in Jamaica.
* Opening for a fellow, or near fellow, at Colina Insurance in The Bahamas: details here. *
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Despite the challenges we all faced last year, three of our members were able to achieve their fellowships. Our warmest congratulations to Anika Peart, Saabera Narine and Ian Clarke for reaching this milestone!
Interesting events coming up!
Caroline Grégoire, who some of us know from Actuaries without Borders, and now Actuaires du Monde, is presenting a free webinar, through her company, TOMORROW, 18th, at lunchtime in the Caribbean.
Sharpen your Edge. Find your Balance: Join this one-hour webinar, designed to give leaders, primarily in the finance, insurance and actuarial sectors, valuable insights on how to stay resilient, build stamina and even thrive in these challenging and uncertain times!
And don’t forget our own webinar, next Thursday, 25th. The material is not SOA specific so is of interest to actuaries/aspiring actuaries from other bodies. The target audience includes:
Early career actuaries and students who want to take a long-term view of their career paths.
Advanced actuarial students closing in on *Fellowship* and looking forward to more free time for building their interpersonal versatility.
Seasoned actuaries who seek guidance for the next stage of their careers.
REGISTRATION IS FREE! More information and registration on our website.
More Items of Interest:
Actuaires du Monde has presented a series of webinars to actuarial students at the University of the West Indies on Introduction to the Actuarial Profession. Four very successful sessions have already taken place and there is a possibility of more.
The IAA has expressed its intent to respond to public consultations on:
Revised OECD Roadmap for the Good Design of Defined Contribution Retirement Savings Plans, and
IOPS consultation on their proposals on Good practices for designing, presenting and supervising pension projections
The CAA has representation on all the IAA committees involved so will have a part in formulating these responses.
International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2021: call for proposals now open. Deadline for submissions is 15th May. Under the theme Reaching scale in small countries, this conference is tentatively scheduled to take place late October in Jamaica.
Microinsurance is both the beginning and the future by Michael J. McCord, Managing Director of the Micro Insurance Center at Milliman and one of the world’s leading experts in developing and managing microinsurance products.
* Opening for a fellow, or near fellow, at Colina Insurance in The Bahamas: details here. *
The views expressed above are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of the CAA. The CAA assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of content contained in any linked site.
The information on this page does not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of the CAA. Data included in graphs has been obtained from several sources the accuracy of which cannot be guaranteed by the CAA. The CAA assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of content contained in any linked site.
Most of the women reading this are probably reasonably comfortable in their environment. Some of us, and the mothers of others, were in the forefront of the movement in the 1960s that brought equal pay, maternity leave and many other rights which are now normal in many parts of the world; though there’s still a way to go. But, as recent headlines have shown us, there are still places where not even princesses have rights. In other places, though laws exist, girls of 12 and even younger, are still being married off, sometimes to much older men. In war-torn countries the problem is compounded. That leads us right into domestic violence, made even worse by COVID restrictions, where no country or stratum of society is immune. If you see the signs in an employee or friend, remember there are hotlines in every country.
One of the biggest problems in the world today is human trafficking – modern slavery, with women and children being the greatest targets. This exists everywhere but unfortunately is not given priority by many governments.
We in the Caribbean are on par with developed countries in many areas but there is one where, sadly, we fall behind: sexual harassment in the workplace. It is not uncommon, right here in our corner of the world, for a problem to be reported to the highest level and still completely ignored. Let us all try, individually and collectively, to wipe this out in our own companies, through vigilance, and our own countries, with enforced laws.
The views expressed above are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of the CAA. The CAA assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of content contained in any linked site.
