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The Actuarial Profession in Developing Countries: South America

Tuesday, April 1, 2014: 8:30 a.m.
Washington Room 2 (Washington Marriott Wardman Park)
Actuaries Without Borders is the IAA section whose mission is to promote the public good globally, focusing on countries that lack the actuarial expertise needed to create productive, sustainable, and stable markets for insurance and other risk mitigation products, and the resources needed to develop the actuarial profession. In such countries, our volunteers serve as actuarial educators and mentors, working with actuarial associations, public entities, governmental organizations, and NGOs. Our panel will bring together volunteers and the local actuaries who have benefitted from their services in three recent AWB projects. Panelists will discuss how the various projects were conceived and developed and how they benefited actuaries and promoted the actuarial profession in the specific countries. The session will seek to provide insights both for actuaries from countries with a developed profession who work or plan to work in countries where actuaries are less experienced and for actuaries in those countries who would like to benefit from the mentoring of more experienced actuaries. Participation by members of the audience will be greatly encouraged.
Presentation 1
Rodrigo Silva, Principal, Mercer Colombia Ltdal