SOA President in Jakarta

September 26, 2016 – Jakarta Indonesia

Recent fellows William Soetrisno and Yudhistira Dharmawata of Jakarta had a chance to meet the Society of Actuaries (SOA) President Craig Reynolds, FSA, MAAA, for their second time.  Both actuaries first met Reynolds when they completed their Fellowship Admissions Course (FAC) on June 27-29 2016, in Washington, D.C.

Reynolds was in Jakarta to attend an all-day workshop exploring global trends in actuarial education and professional development sponsored by the University of Waterloo, the Canadian government and the Indonesian regulator, OJK (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan).

The day included sessions exploring ways to expand actuarial education in Indonesia. The workshop was organized under the auspices of the Risk Management Economic, Sustainability and Actuarial Science Development in Indonesia (READI) project, and representatives from universities, the local association Persatuan Aktuaris Indonesia (PAI, Society of Actuaries of Indonesia in English).

Update on activities:

On Sept. 26, the SOA team met with Rianto Ahmadi Djojosugito, President of the Persatuan Aktuaris Indonesia (Society of Actuaries of Indonesia) in Jakarta, followed by a visit on the 27^th to PT AXA Life to meet  with Vincentius Wilianto, Chief Financial Officer and Country Chief Risk Officer.

During these meetings, the SOA learned about the actuarial profession in Jakarta and explored options to develop the profession further in the area through collaboration with the Persatuan Aktuaris Indonesia and AXA.

The visit concluded on Sept. 27 with a networking reception organized by the SOA at PT Prudential Life Assurance. More than 50 members, candidates, local faculty and high school students attended the event that included a meet and greet session, dinner and a presentation by Ann Henstrand, SOA senior director, International, covering news and education updates.