Global Best Practices in ERM for Insurers and Reinsurers Webcast

Global Best Practices in ERM for Insurers and Reinsurers Webcast December 10 & 11, 2008 A two-track webcast offered at convenient times for three regions: The Americas Europe Asia (December 11, 2008) Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a unique field that is developing in all parts of the world at more or less the same time; therefore it is a new practice area where a global actuarial community of practitioners is developing. The objective of this webcast is to provide the global actuarial community with new and emerging ERM practices from different geographical regions. This webcast will include speakers from Asia/Pacific, Europe and the Americas offering insight into ERM best practices. Sponsoring Organizations: The Society of Actuaries (SOA), Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), Joint Risk Management Section, the Institute of Actuaries of Japan, The Faculty and Institute of Actuaries (UK), and the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Program & Call for Speakers: The planning committee has developed a program with two tracks of sessions: Track One This pre-recorded track includes basic introduction sessions that registrants will have access to as a part of their registration and can view at their own convenience. These sessions will include Embedding ERM within the Organization, Economic Capital, Emerging Risks Management, Setting Risk Appetite, CEO and Board Roles in ERM. These sessions will be available on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 via the web to all registered participants. Track Two This track consists of live sessions, of which the topics will be repeated three times with each session offering different speakers and a regional spin appropriate for each of the three regions. These sessions will include Stakeholder Views of ERM, Embedding ERM within the Organization, Economic Capital, and Active Risk Controls. Kindly take note that the live Asian track of the webcast is scheduled for Thursday, 11 December 2008. Call for Speakers The planning committee is currently seeking speakers for the live Asian track of the Webcast. If you are interested in participating as a speaker on any of the topics listed below, please contact as soon as possible the respective moderators. The speakers’ recruitment process will be finalized in mid October 2008. Live webcast topics (Please click on the following for topic description): (1) Market Consistent Risk Management Moderator: Hideyuki Yoshida Email: hideyuki.yoshida@jp.pwc.com (2) Does ERM need an Economic Model? Moderator: Peter Lau Email: Peter.Lau@ing.com.hk (3) The Pros and Cons of Economic Capital Models vs Stress Testing Moderator: Mary Liao Email: Mary_Liao@amp.com.au Registration: This webcast takes place via the Internet. Who should participate • Actuaries who are currently practicing in the ERM arena within insurers or consultancies • Actuaries and actuarial students who planning to practice ERM at insurers in the future • Non-actuarial risk officers may also participate in the webcast and it is planned to permit the International Association of Insurance Supervisors the ability to use the webcast for its own insurance regulator education initiative The registration fee includes: one Internet connection and one set of presentation materials. Please copy and distribute the handout materials to all attendees at your site. You may have unlimited participant attendance at your site, but each login may only be used once. To register and check for further information on the webcast, please visit the SOA website.