Health Practice Committee

About the Health Practice Committee

The Health Practice Committee (HPC): 

• Contributes to the strategic direction of the Institute.
• Actively supports the development of actuarial practice through the Institute’s education, CPD, standard-setting, public policy and research activities.
• Actively identifies and promotes opportunities for members working in health and facilitates communication and liaison within the profession.

HPC responsibilities include:

• Identifying new and emerging technical and practice needs of members.
• Identifying risk exposures for the profession in health and making recommendations to Council on how to manage these.
• Maintaining and developing professional education materials, including reviewing the course syllabus.
• Identifying continuing professional development needs of members and developing CPD programs and opportunities.
• Identifying potential issues for research and development.
• Reviewing and developing relevant Professional Standards and Practice Guidelines.
• Preparing public policy submissions on technical issues affecting health and on matters of broader public interest, including research activity.
• Communicating on a regular basis with members (e.g., via e-newsletters and Actuaries Digital articles) on issues and developments affecting health.
• Developing links with offshore actuarial bodies and relevant professional and industry bodies.

Members are:

Chair
Brendan Pon

Secretary
Claire Hou



Members

Samantha Chew
(Career break)
Antony Claughton

Maggie Lee

Weixuan Li

Jacky Poon
Danya Raj (Career break replacement)

Nick Stolk

Zachary Tirrell

Wayne (Xu) Wang

Institute Liaison

Clare Marshall

APRA Liaison
Karl Niemann