Biennial Convention

Sunday 18 May 2003

Pre-Dinner Drinks

Welcome Reception

Guest Speaker

Robyn Williams

Monday 19 May 2003

Plenary 1

Managing Contemporary
Tom Ross, Dr Simon Longstaff, Wayne Longergan

Plenary 2

Corporate Governance and the Actuary, HIH Commission Finding
Corporate Governance Task Force
Presentation

International Professional Perspectives
Paul McCrossan, Jeremy Goford, Harry Panjer

Concurrent 1

Genetics Workshop
Presentation

Contemporary Issues in Private Health Insurance
Presentation

Alternative Investments – Infrastructure
Presentation

Disability Committee Update
Presentation

Contemporary Issues in Super
Presentation

Risk, The Environment and the Role of The Insurance Industry – United Nations Environment Programme
Finance Initiatives Australiasia Insurance and Advisory Committee
Paper

Concurrent 2

The Value of Advice
Presentation Paper

The Role of the Actuary in Healthcare. Where Are We, and Where Are We Going?
Presentation Paper

Insurance Industry Opportunities in the E-World
Presentation

Retired Market Financial Products
Presentation Paper

Correlations: What They Mean and More Importantly What They Don't Mean.
Presentation Paper

Greenhouse Gas Issues with Australia's Electricity Industry
Presentation Paper

Holistic Financial Reporting Update
Presentation Paper

Tuesday 20 May 2003

Plenary 3

Trends and Cycles
Cary Helenius, Harukiho Kuroda

Concurrent 3

Planning Health Care for the 21st Century
Presentation Paper

Financial Economics and Actuarial Practice
Presentation Paper

Economic Valuations Guidance Note – Discussion Draft
Paper

Changes to USB Course, with Particular Reference to the Actuary's Role in Financial Planning

A New Mathematical Model of Australian Disability Incidence and Termination Rates
Paper

An Actuarial Framework for the Selection of Ordinary Shares

Concurrent 4

IASB Accounting Developments
Paper

Life Industry Changes in Asia
Presentation Paper

Valuation of Executive and Employee Share Options and Exposure of Proposed GN510

The Consideration if the Capital Adequacy Claims/Membership Experience

Stability Margins for Private Health Insurance Capital Adequacy Requirements
Paper

Actuaries – A Narrow Profession?
Paper

Forestry as an Alternative Investment – "Attaching Commercially Valuable Carbon Credit"
Presentation

Concurrent 5

Capital Reserving for Credit Risk for Insurance
Presentation Paper

Contemporary Issues in Life Insurance
Presentation

Continuous Compounding, Volatility and Beta – Review of and Response to Fitzherbert
Presentation Paper

Planning in Uncertainty, Scenario Planning – a Tool for Actuaries
Presentation Paper

Health After Life Time Health Cover
Presentation Paper

Group Life Experience Study
Presentation Paper

Concurrent 6

Risk Based Capital – Report
Insurer Solvency Working Group

Super for Struggle Street – Superannuation for Welfare Recipients, Job Snobs and Dinkum Battle
Paper

Reply to Sherris and Wong
Presentation

Contemporary Issues in General Insurance

Real Options Analysis – The Challenge and the Opportunity
Presentation Paper

Cashflow at Risk Models
Presentation Paper

Panel Discussion

Actuaries – The 21st Century Business Superhero
Moderated by Adam Spencer
Geoff Atikens, Cathy Nance, Dave Pellentier, Pauline Blight, Woh Choo, Wayne Lonergan

Gala Dinner

Wednesday 21 May 2003

Plenary 4

Sustainable Futures
Professor Jack Caldwell, Dr Clive Hamilton

Concurrent 7

The Impact of Climate Change on Insurance Against Catastrophes
Paper

Private Health Insurance – an Appointed Actuary
Presentation Paper

Guidance Note 252
Paper

Education Review Group – Part III Implementation
Presentation Paper

Microfinance – Financial Service for the Poor
Paper

The Role of Australian General Insurance Actuaries in Asia
Presentation

Concurrent 8

Market Consistent Valuation Techniques
Paper

Options and Issues for Long Term Care in Accident Compensation

Sustainability Reporting in the Corporate Sector
Paper

2005 Financial/IM Syllabus

The Future of Retirement Incomes
Presentation Paper

Protection of Employment Entitlements
Presentation Paper