Bridging Borders: A Caribbean Actuary’s Odyssey from Trinidad to Brazil and BackRonald Poon Affat, BSc(Hons) FSA FIA MAAA CFA HIBA, was recently honored by the Brazilian Institute of Actuaries as an Honorary Member…Jun 4, 2024Jun 4, 2024
How to build your business network effectively and efficiently; professional speed dating without…An edited version of this article, How to Network as an Actuary — The Actuary Magazine, was firstMar 18, 20241Mar 18, 20241
Actuarial SpeedCubers in WonderlandFun facts about the Rubik’s Cube: Curiouser and curiouser!Jun 17, 2023Jun 17, 2023
Nuts and bolts of Reinsurance Pricing/UnderwritingI’ve been in insurance and reinsurance for close to 40 years working in a variety of roles that include CFO, CRO, Chief Actuary both in…Jan 7, 2023Jan 7, 2023
Somebody feed Ron (São Paulo Edition)..Inspired by the Rio de Janeiro episode of Somebody feel Phil, this is my guide to eating well in Sao Paulo, the largest city in the…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
Actuarial creativity is not an oxymoronThe original article on which this article is based, “Actuarial Creativity,” was first published in The Actuary, April 2022, Society of…May 13, 20221May 13, 20221
10 check points relating to actuarial professionalismIn preparation for a Society of Actuaries’ presentation to the Brazilian market (May 2022) on ‘Actuarial professionalism’, I’ve put…Apr 3, 2022Apr 3, 2022
What drives `Actuary-out-of-the Box` to write……?It’s not a surprise that a writer lives in many of us — even actuaries. Sometimes, we just have to take a leap of faith and put that first…Sep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021
Why some people might lock their doors but are reluctant to wear a mask.. and vice versaDon`t know much about a science bookMay 10, 2021May 10, 2021
Letter to my high school`s 2021 student bodyCollege of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary`s College, Trinidad) ‘ Class of 1983Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
Rubik Cube beginners` tips to becoming a lil less confused & a lil bit fasterI consider myself to be still at the very start of my rubik cube journey. Right now I`m not even thinking of the more complex/faster…Jan 24, 20211Jan 24, 20211
How rational ignorance might be impacting the life insurance protection gap?A recent cognitive neuroscience study by Tali Sharot of University College London (UCL), asked `Would you want to know if your colleagues…Jan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021
COVID-19.. some unique observations from this comprehensive actuarial report (june 12 2020)https://www.soa.org/globalassets/assets/files/resources/research-report/2020/impact-of-covid.pdfJun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
The price of freedom in the time of COVID19COVID19 has been ravaging various communities in so many ways. Other than the obvious risk factors (gender & age), the cable news talking…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Don`t talk to strangers..How come you never learned the golden rule Don’t talk to strange men, don’t be a fool I’m hearing stories, I don’t think that’s coolNov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019
The advice I would have given my 22 year old self (age I qualified as a Actuary)It has been 32 years since I attained ASA at the age of 22 . I`ve since have worked as an actuary in 7 countries and 9 cities.Mar 27, 20193Mar 27, 20193
Vontade inabalável — Maria Silvia Bastos Marques: a book reviewBruce Springsteen (on Broadway) reminisces nostalgically about starting out in the business as a youthful, unknown rock star. `I miss the…Feb 3, 2019Feb 3, 2019
Innovation`s tipping point happens when clients are satisfied with `Just good enough`…Bad Blood Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley StartupDec 14, 2018Dec 14, 2018
