Career Talk by the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (香港精算學會)

Event:                     Career Talk by the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (香港精算學會)
Date:                      19 March 2025 (Wednesday)
Time:                      6:00pm – 6:45pm
Venue:                   LAU 6-209
Host:                      Professor Xiangyu ZHAO
                                  Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator, DS

Speaker(s):        Mr. Matsuta NG
                                 Chief Valuation Actuary, AIA International Limited

                                Mr. Damian YIP
                                Executive Director, ASHK

The Hong Kong actuarial profession body was initially formed in 1968 as the Actuarial Association of Hong Kong. As of 2023, total membership of the ASHK stands at over 1,200. It is one of the largest such actuarial professional bodies in Asia. The ASHK is governed by an elected Council of 15 members, it sets Professional Standards and Actuarial Guidance Notes for the actuarial profession in Hong Kong.

In this talk, the speakers introduced the function and roles of different actuaries, data processing in an insurance company for an actuary, future trends of the insurance industry on data processing and application, and how students can join the profession.