Programme

If you wish to download all of the concurrent session abstracts in chronological order in PDF format, please click here

If you wish to review a particular presenter's full paper, presentation or listen to their presentation click on the appropriate icon in the following programme:
                                  
Full Paper             Presentation                Audio

Please note that plenary speakers were not required to submit a full paper so this has been replaced by their biography or presentation synopsis. Also note that not all concurrent presenters submitted a full paper, however a pdf of their presentation is available below.

Sunday 21 November 2010

10.00am - 6.00pm Registration Desk Open
4.00pm - 5.00pm NZSA Annual General Meeting
5.30pm

Farmers Market Welcome Function
Kindly sponsored by Hannover Life Re


Monday 22 November 2010

8.30am –8.40am Conference Opening
8.40am - 10.00am

Unique Aspects of Doing Business with the Crown
Mai Chen
Kindly sponsored by Vero Liability Insurance
 View Mai's Biography   Listen to Mai's presentation
10.00am - 10.30am Morning Tea
Kindly sponsored by Westpac
10.30am – 11.30am

Post Event Demand Surge Model
Nicholas Phin


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 Shades of Tolerance
Jean DeSantis



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 Living Within Our Means: A Framework for Making Decisions on the Age of Eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation
Geoff Rashbrooke
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11.30am – 12.30am

The Nature of the Pension 'Promise'
Brian Jones

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 An Actuarial Cross-Dress: General Insurance Concepts for Managing Credit Investment Risk
Daniel Mussett
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 The End of the Wild Wild West - Legislative Developments Affecting Insurance
Michael Burrowes
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12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm - 3.00pm

Pressing the Right Buttons
Allison Mooney
Kindly sponsored by Ernst & Young
View Allison's biography and synopsis   View Allison's presentation   Listen to Allison's presentation
3.00pm - 3.30pm Afternoon Tea
Kindly sponsored by Davies Financial & Actuarial
3.30pm – 4.30pm

Sailing a Course Through Risk Margins - Will It Be Perilous?
Catherine Johnston

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Taking the Next Step in Performance Monitoring
Samantha Fuller and Alan Greenfield
View Samantha and Alan's full paper   View Samantha and Alan's presentation   Listen to Samantha and Alan's presentation

 Unit Pricing - I Thought We'd Done That?  
David Chamberlain

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4.30pm - 5.30pm Projection of ACC Long-Term Claim Numbers & Case-Mix
Todd Nicholson
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*Please note that the audio for Todd's session is in the second half of this audio file.		 Home Equity Release Loans
Chris Coon

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A Kiwi Actuary in Oz
Tim Spicer

View Tim's full paper   View Tim's presentation   Listen to Tim and Jeremy's presentations

The Dynamics of New Zealand's Solvency Reforms
Jeremy Weight
View Jeremy's full paper   View Jeremy's presentation  
*Please note that the audio for Jeremy's session is in with Tim's audio (above)
6.30pm

Omaka Experience – Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
Kindly sponsored by Melville Jessup Weaver


Tuesday 23 November 2010

8.30am – 9.30am

The Evolution of the New Zealand Super Fund
David May
Kindly sponsored by IAG
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9.30am – 10.00am

Consider the Conditions
Raewyn Fox
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10.00am - 10.20am Morning Tea
Kindly sponsored by Aon New Zealand Ltd
10.20am - 11.20am Actuaries at Work in the Community
Panel discussion with Joe Benbow, David Chamberlain, Jean DeSantis & Raewyn Fox.
Chaired by Charles Hett
View the panel's full paper   Listen to the panel's discussion

Using Internal Capital Models to Better Understand & Articulate Risk Appetite
Karl Marshall


View Karl's abstract   View Karl's presentation   Listen to Karl's presentation 

New Zealand Superannuation Scheme Valuation Assumptions
Andrea Gluyas & Christine Ormrod


View Andrea and Christine's full paper   View Andrea and Christine's presentation   Listen to Andrea and Christine's presentation
11.20am – 12.20pm

Sound Navigation Requires Sound Measurement
Louis Boulanger &
Prof Antal Fekete
View Louis and Antal's full paper   View Louis and Antal's presentation   Listen to Louis and Antal's presentation

 Unemployment Models
Klaas Stijnen


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 Health Insurance Claims Distribution
Robert Cole

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12.20pm - 5.30pm

Recreational Activities
A boxed lunch will be provided for all delegates to take on their tour.

Bus departs the Marlborough Convention Centre to Picton for the following tours:
- Lochmara Lodge
- Marlborough Sounds Adventure Kayaking
- Marlborough Sounds Adventure Mountain Biking

Bus departs the Marlborough Convention Centre for the following Blenheim based tours
- Wine Tour by Bike
- Coached Wine Tour
- Golf - Kindly sponsored by Munich Reinsurance Group Australasia
7.30pm – Midnight

Conference Dinner – Montana Brancott Estate Winery
Kindly sponsored by RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia Limited

Wednesday 24 November

8.30am - 10.00am

Climate Change and the Changing Risk of Climate and Weather Extremes
James Renwick and Graeme Smart (NIWA)
Kindly sponsored by Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Limited
View James and Graeme's biographies   View James and Graeme's presentation   Listen to James and Graeme's presentation

10.00am - 11.00am

 Elements of Best Practice Pricing in General Insurance
Dion Oryzak

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 The Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act: A Post-Enactment Assessment
Richard Dean
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 Impact of Liability Profile on Investment Strategy for Insurers   
Rob Paton
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11.00am – 12.30pm

President's Brunch
Simon Botherway
Kindly sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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