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LIFE WEBINAR: Advice to young actuaries and other professionals from two experienced actuaries

When: May 11, 2017, 8:00am EDT

 Frank and Michael have over 80 years of actuarial experience in the Americas, Europe and Asia, have learned many lessons along the way and wish to pass on their advice to the younger generation.  This is not a technical actuarial session but contains thoughts on how young professionals can work better to succeed in their careers.

 Speakers:

Frank Buckis a well-seasoned life insurance professional with 50 years of experience in Asia, Europe and the Americas.  He has actuarial experience in all aspects of life insurance and is an experienced member of life insurance management teams.  He has experience in both consulting and life insurance management.

Since January 2015 Frank has been working as Executive Actuary with FWD Thailand managing the actuarial functions and analysing the company's capital needs.  Previously, he spent 5 months with FWD Philippines helping them to establish an actuarial department and 2 months analysing the regional actuarial capabilities of PCA.

Frank has a Master of Arts degree from Queens' College, Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.  He chaired the Financial Reporting and the International Section Councils of the Society of Actuaries and was the co-author of both editions of Society of Actuaries textbook "US GAAP for Life Insurance Companies"

He has been a presenter and panelist at numerous actuarial conferences in the US and Asia on US GAAP, risk based capital, regulatory issues, professionalism, etc. and a presenter at both the basic and advanced US GAAP seminars in the US and Hong Kong.

Michael Evesis a UK trained Actuary and for the last 30 years has worked for Swiss Re Group both in London and Zurich. He has experience of both L&H and P&C reinsurance business and his current work involves both businesses. He is a Director of Life/Pensions Companies in the UK as well as serving on committees of the International Actuarial Association.

 Michael has responsibility for Swiss Re Group as second line role for both P&C and L&H. Statutory Actuary of the legal entity Swiss Reinsurance Company. He is also director of two group Reassure UK subsidiary companies as well as a director of Pensions Corporation Group Limited, and Vice-Chairman of Insurance Regulation Committee of IAA (International Actuarial Association)

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