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On Monday 9 September I had the pleasure of speaking at the Actuaries Institute in Sydney. I was asked to speak on a topic which for many Actuaries is seen as a challenge...networking.
Margo Lydon believes this is a golden moment for change in treatment of mental health conditions in Australia. Politicians have put it firmly on the agenda and Margo is calling actuaries to consider helpful data outside the medical model, to create better pricing, products and approaches to insurance in the space.
Director of Knowledge and Innovation at the Fred Hollows Foundation, Kirsten Armstrong, and CEO of the Actuaries Institute, Elayne Grace, have been named two of 100 Women of Influence in the Australian Financial Review’s coveted list for 2019.
Amid the chaos and fear of our information-saturated world, with its ever-expanding data sets that access many aspects of our lives, is the ability to harness the predictive power of that data for social good. Peter Mulquiney explains how actuaries are leading the way and why young people are key.
Ahead of the upcoming Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar, we spoke to the keynote speaker John Walsh. John will share 30 years of experience working in the injury and disability space, focusing on outcomes for participants.
Ahead of the upcoming Future of Health Seminar, we spoke to keynote speaker, the Honourable John Hill. John, who is a former South Australian Minister for Health and current Chair of Private Healthcare Australia, will take a practical look at what the next steps or missing pieces are to create a sustainable future of health in Australia.
Margo Lydon believes this is a golden moment for change in treatment of mental health conditions in Australia. Politicians have put it firmly on the agenda and Margo is calling actuaries to consider helpful data outside the medical model, to create better pricing, products and approaches to insurance in the space.
Psychologist and Coach Duncan Fish believes there is a technical glass ceiling in the industry and if you don’t have the interpersonal skills, you may not be able to advance your career past a certain point.
Angela McLaughlin chats to 'Actuary without Border' Queenie Chow about her interesting career path including working in developing countries and the world of microinsurance.
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Upcoming Events
17 SEPT 2019
INSIGHTS - REFLECTIONS & PREDICTIONS ON THE ACTUARIAL VALUE PROPOSITION
Presented by Tim Clark, Karl Marshall, Estelle Pearson, David Whittle
25 SEPT 2019
INSIGHTS - DISABILITY INCOME TARGET STATE CONSIDERATIONS
Presented by Robert Kerr and Liesje Jansen van Rensburg
23 OCT 2019
FUTURE OF HEALTH SEMINAR - Advancing sustainable solutions
Major event held at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne
10-12 NOV 2019
INJURY & DISABILITY SCHEMES SEMINAR
Major event held at the QT Canberra
