The Tribune

THE impact of current trends in risk management and pension governance will be at the forefront of discussions at this year’s Caribbean Actuarial Conference.

The 22nd Caribbean Acturial Conference will be held in Nassau today at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. The conference is organised annually by the Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) since 1990, with growing participation from key stakeholders in the insurance and financial sectors across the Caribbean.

The goal of the conference is to present financial and social themes that are relevant to the actuarial profession in the context of the Caribbean.
 This year marks the second time that the conference has been held in the Bahamas, and the first time that it is being held concurrently with the annual meeting of the International Actuaries Association (IAA).

The conference, chaired by National Insurance Board resident actuar,y Derek Osborne, will gather over 400 actuaries, pension and insurance professionals, accountants, auditors and other professionals engaged in the management of financial planning products to exchange knowledge, best practices and consider forecasts worldwide.

The conference will include two general sessions and more than 23 concurrent sessions featuring top risk management experts addressing various topics.

Ravi Rambarran, chief executive, Sagicor International, will speak on
‘Civil Service Pensions in the Caribbean’; Lawrence Lewis, partner, Deloitte will speak on the topic, ‘FATCA: We’re All IRS Agents Now’, and Gowon Bowe, partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Bahamas will speak on the topic ‘IFRS4: Actuaries and Accountants Unite’.

The keynote address on the first day of the conference will feature Ryan Pinder, minister of financial services and investments.