Module 1, Overview and Module 5, Accounting for superannuation funds Victor Walter is a qualified CA with over 30 years' experience. He is the recently retired Deputy CEO Corporate Services and CFO at National Disability Insurance Agency. Previously he was in the role of Group Deputy Chief Financial Officer of QBE Insurance Group Limited. He served as Chief Finance Officer for QBE Australia New Zealand from 2001 until he moved into his new role. Victor has been a member of the FSSA since 2001 and became President in 2009. He once again serves as Present and Secretary. Outside of his Insurance life Victor’s passion is Rowing where he is on the Board of NSW Rowing.
Module 2, Products and Classification Stephen is currently working with IAG. He is a chartered accountant and has been working in the Insurance industry for over 12 years (with 15 years in total in accounting and audit). He has spent the majority of his career in professional services providing assurance and advisory services to various parts of the insurance sector, including; general insurers, life insurers, brokers, and other intermediaries. He recently spent five years as a Director at Deloitte in Sydney, with the six years prior to this also in insurance external audit in the Netherlands and Bermuda. Stephen is a member and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Module 3 Reporting under AASB 17 - Insurance Contracts Kathy Allison is a Director in EY’s IFRS Professional Practice based in Sydney. She has over 15 years’ experience in the insurance markets in Australia and South Africa. In her role she provides support to clients across a range of complex technical accounting matters. She is currently actively working with several life, general and health and reinsurers to support their interpretation and application of IFRS 17. She is a member of EY’s Global IFRS Insurance Technical Panel and a key contributor to the preparation of IFRS 17 disclosure publications. Kathy is a qualified CA(SA).
Module 4, Life accounting concepts and Module 8, Regulation of the insurance industry Laura is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) with 9 years of experience in auditing financial statements and regulatory forms of life insurance companies in Europe (Luxembourg, the Netherlands) and Australia. Previously in a Director role at Deloitte in Sydney, she is currently working with Pacific Life Reinsurance (Australia) as AVP of Finance where she is responsible for financial reporting. Laura has spent the majority of the career working with life insurers, but her global experience has given her exposure to other parts of the insurance sector such as insurance intermediaries, general insurers and reinsurers in the life and general insurance sectors.
Module 6, Dynamic Financial Analysis Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, and works in the Financial Services industry in Sydney. Currently, he leads a team with expertise in group and retail risk pricing, plus project related work, and actuarial advice, across Australia and New Zealand. This team works directly with the Appointed Actuary, plus many other areas across the business.
Resolution Life Australasia (previously AMP Life), is a member of Resolution Life Group
Module 7, Management and performance reporting Ajay is a Director within EY’s Finance practice with over 16 years’ experience. Ajay works in the space of Finance Transformation involving Processes, Technology, Data and Op Model for financial services clients. Ajay has deep knowledge of finance process related to finance data supply from data collection, storage, standardisation, business use and final reporting. His experience in the last 10 years across Australia and UK is primarily for Insurances and Banks. Ajay has led multiple complex Finance Transformation projects delivering value to the finance function and to the organisation as a whole.