The International Insurance Society (IIS) has named Chang-Jae Shin, MD, the trailblazing chairman and CEO of the Korea-based Kyobo Life Insurance Company, the 2023 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate. Dr. Shin is the first legacy inductee in the 66-year history of the award. His father Yong Ho Shin, the founder of Kyobo Life, is the 1996 Laureate. Dr. Shin will be formally honored at the Global Insurance Forum gala on Nov. 5, 2023. The gala, along with the Global Insurance Forum, will be held at the Hilton Singapore Orchard. The Forum runs from Nov. 5-7.
New York, New York – Sept. 15, 2022: The International Insurance Society (IIS) has named Alexandra Chittock of Gallagher Re the RGA Leaders of Tomorrow 2022 award winner for An Exploration of the Essentials of Good Leadership, a paper examining the components of “authentic leadership” proposed by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones.
An exploration of the essentials of good leadership
by Alexandra Chittock, Executive Director Specialty Casualty, Gallagher Re
What is leadership and who should be doing it?
“Leadership is not about titles, positions or work hours… it’s about relationships”, Jim Kouzes.
The 58th International Insurance Society (IIS) Global Insurance Forum is taking place virtually on Oct. 11-13, bringing together insurance executives and thought leaders from across the world to discuss the “Great Reset” of the global business agenda. The IIS will recognize participants in the 2022 RGA Leaders of Tomorrow program, a perennial fixture at the event.
In the 2022 Global Priorities Survey, insurance executives across the industry reported the top external and internal priorities that their companies are focused on addressing this year. Some priorities from last year’s survey remained: climate change, competition for talent, cyber and data security remain top issues for insurance companies in 2022. However, concerns over inflation, recession, and geopolitical conflicts have spiked this year just as the focus on the pandemic recovery has begun to recede.
In this Society of Actuaries report, Milliman consultants study the effects of hurricanes on human health, beyond the direct consequences of the storms themselves.
As the world starts to reopen and we grapple with other, immediate global concerns, the virus's fate has only one outcome: it will become endemic in our society. Each major variant so far has been more transmissible than its predecessors and brings different symptoms and differing resistances and susceptibilities to vaccines or treatments. Resurgent waves of breakthrough infections, driven most recently by the Omicron variant, in vaccinated populations with waning immunity, remain an ongoing risk to economic recovery and healthcare.
Christian Mumenthaler, Group Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re
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New York, New York – Sept. 23, 2021: The International Insurance Society (IIS) has named Lars Schmid of Allianz Ayudhya the 2021 RGA Leaders of Tomorrow award winner for Dynamic Pricing in a Fast-Changing World, a paper detailing the metrics of dynamic pricing and how it can be used in fast moving situations that challenge traditional pricing approaches. Honorable mentions include Jade Baggs of AXA Group for her paper titled The Future of Insurance and Genomic Underwriting and Claims and Na Re Seo of Kyobo Life Insurance Co.