CAA Weekly News Update – 21st October

On 25th October, John Robinson, present at the start of the CAA, will be inaugurated as President of the Society of Actuaries, the world’s largest actuarial body. Those who can, please register to attend the 2022 SOA ImpACT Conference in person from the 23rd to the 26th of October and show support for one of our Caribbean actuaries! There is also a virtual component, from the 26th to the 28th, for those who cannot attend in person. Drop us a line if you’ll be there.

Yesterday, the CAA held high level talks with the CIA. Topics discussed included the CIA’s new educational pathways and the possibility of future collaboration on matters of mutual interest.

 See actuview for Videos from Convention A. Two in particular may be of interest:

• Simone Brathwaite, our President, joined Cynthia Egbunonu and Katherine Nylander to speak at IACA’s Diversity & Inclusion

• Diversity of Thought, Episode 13: Embracing Difference Without Discomfort with Cathy Lyn, Tonya Manning, Marjorie Ngwenya and the DoT team

Recently, member Wendy John, Head of Global D & I for Fidelity Investments, spoke to us in an interview with Mark Longman, the CAA’s DEI Chair. You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel. During the talk, Wendy shared Fidelity’s recent Diversity & Inclusion Report.

The International Conference on Inclusive Insurance takes place from the 24th to the 28th of October in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Caribbean Association of Banks Conference is being held in St. Lucia, 25th-29th October.

BIBA’s Global Business Week, online and in Barbados, from the  26th to 28th October. Speakers in include Stuart South.

To our members and friends celebrating the Hindu festival Divali: Wishing you good health and happiness as you light your deyas, a symbol of replacing ignorance with knowledge.