Joint IAAHS and SAS Webinar: Global Perspectives on Long-Term Care - Singapore and Australia

Registration is now open!

Join us on Thursday 14 December 2017

8:00am - 9:30am GMT (4:00pm - 5:30pm Singapore time)

Hosted by the International Actuarial Association Health Section (IAAHS) and the Singapore Actuarial Society (SAS), this will be the last webinar of year in the IAAHS "Global Perspectives on Long-Term Care" series. The webinar will also be simultaneously conducted as a live forum for SAS members (who otherwise have the option of registering for the online webcast).

Worldwide demand for Long-Term Care (LTC) is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades because of longevity increases and advances in technologies and treatment. Countries around the world will need to develop more comprehensive strategies to address challenges associated not only with financing LTC but also with delivering services and support and meeting the needs of both beneficiaries and providers/caregivers.
 
Join us for this international webcast that will feature a discussion about some of the global challenges facing LTC, including delivery methods, financing, and program design, as well as the role actuaries play in identifying trends and potential solutions to each of these challenges.

Presenters will explore some of the following perspectives on LTC from Singapore and Australia:

Singapore, Choo Oi San will introduce the history of establishing ElderShield in Singapore, and how it is operated. She will also discuss the role of actuaries in ElderShield, and share us with the recent updates on the ElderShield review in Singapore. The ElderShield Scheme is Singapore's national disability scheme that was first introduced in 2002 and had its first reform in 2007. The 2017 review will be the scheme's second review.

Australia, Sarah Johnsontalk will start with the history to establishing a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia. She will introduce how the NDIS is operating in Australia, and the role of actuaries in the NDIS. Sarah will share her view on measurement of the scheme's outcomes

PANELISTS

Choo Oi San, FIA, FSAS, CiD

Choo Oi San is currently the Head of Insurance Consulting & Technology for SEA, Willis Towers Watson, Singapore.  She has been working in the Singapore and regional actuarial field for almost 20 years. Her diverse experience includes market entry work, product benchmarking, product development, business planning, Appointed Actuary work and M&As.

She is a leader in the insurance consulting space, in addition to serving on numerous actuarial committees and insurance education boards. Oi San was on the Council of the Singapore Actuarial Society from 2012 - 2016, serving as the President of the Singapore Actuarial Society for two of the six years. She was formerly the Chairperson of the ASEAN Actuarial Talent Development Working Party and was an Academic Board Member of the Singapore College of Insurance.

Oi San has been working with the Singapore governments over many years in the capacity of a consultant or as a volunteer. Oi San is currently serving on the ElderShield Review Committee tasked by the Ministry of Health to review the national ElderShield Scheme.

Sarah Johnson, FIAA

Sarah Johnson is the scheme actuary of the Australia National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Prior to being appointed the Scheme Actuary of the NDIS, she was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Sarah has worked within the disability sector and broader health and human services sector for the last ten years. She assisted the Disability Investment Group in costing an NDIS in the Way Forward report, and worked with the Productivity Commission on the Disability Care and Support Inquiry.

She has also undertaken a lot of actuarial work in accident compensation, housing, child protection, health and aged care.

In 2016 Sarah was awarded Actuary of the Year by the Actuaries Institute in recognition for her significant contributions to the success of the NDIS and the introduction of actuarial techniques into new areas of social policy.

MODERATOR

HAN Rong Ze

Rong Ze is responsible for pricing and product development works for SCOR's South East Asian markets. He also helped to provide technical supports to internal and external clients on the position of regional health pricing actuary.

He has experience in the life & health reinsurance industry.

Prior to joining SCOR, he specialized in product development, pricing, and experience analysis for health and medical insurance products in Swiss Re Beijing.

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION

This webinar is free for IAAHS Section and SAS members! To register, click here.

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