Mr. Emile Stipp presented at the 2009 Health Spring Meeting about Discovery's health care results in South Africa. First, Mr. Stipp provides a review of South Africa's road to universal coverage which offered strikingly similar features to the path taken in the United States. Session was moderated by Mr. Bertko.

Mr. Emile Stipp presented at the 2009 Health Spring Meeting about Discovery's health care results in South Africa. First, Mr. Stipp provides a review of South Africa's road to universal coverage which offered strikingly similar features to the path taken in the United States. Session was moderated by Mr. Bertko.

The author recounts his experience of switching employers and moving from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia. He offers advice for others contemplating moving to a new country.

A review of the book Abundance by Steven Kotler and Peter H. Diamandis.

International case study discussing life insurance in Ghana.

An exploration of risk management challenges in the Middle East, including historical overcapitalization, inadequate data and governance issues.

This is an article on starting an actuarial consulting operation in Kenya.

Presented at June 2007 Health Meeting. Discusses the types of disability products in South Africa, and the risks and challenges of the market.

International case study discussing an innovative distribution method in India.

This is the fourth global webinar on risk management entitled "ERM - an economic sustainability proposition". This program is a mix of backward and forward looking subjects as actuarial colleagues across the globe seek to develop the science and understanding of the factors that are likely to influence the business and professional environment in the future. The programs in each region is a mix of technical and qualitative dissertations dealing with subjects as diverse as regulatory reform, strategic and operational risks, on the one hand, and the modeling on tail risks and implied volatility surfaces, on the other. For the first time, each of the regional programs will have presentations from speakers from the other two regions on subjects that have particular relevance to their markets. The European and African region includes a live panel of ERM experts from the European Insurance industry who discuss the current Hot Topics in ERM. Additionally the following topics are also covered: Identifying the Operational Failures Underlying the Global Financial Crisis ERM for strategic and emerging risks working party Corporate, product and distribution strategies in the European insurance industry A Cost of Capital Approach to Extrapolating and Implied Volatility Surface Measurement and modelling of dependencies in economic capital Modelling Tail Events A Comparison of Methods for Modelling Rates of Withdrawal from Insurance Contracts