Presenting Introduction and Purpose of Course 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.
Presenting Module 1 - Introduction to Insurance Glaiza is currently a Financial Reporting Manager at QBE. She has over 15 years of experience across financial reporting, management reporting, and capital management in the financial services sector, with 8 years specializing in the General Insurance industry. Glaiza holds both Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designations. She earned a Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and has published her dissertation entitled “Lean Approach of the Philippine Non-Life Insurance Industry” in an international journal. In addition, Glaiza is currently pursuing her Juris Doctor (JD) degree at Macquarie University.
Module 2 - Insurance Terminology and Module 3 - The Insurance Cycle 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.
Presenting Module 4 - Accounting Standards Framework and Accounting Standard 17 - Insurance Contracts Ewan is currently a manager the financial services audit practice at Deloitte Australia, covering clients within both general and life insurance. He joined this practice in 2022 from Deloitte UK’s insurance audit practice, where he covered a variety of insurance clients including both retail general insurers and Lloyds Syndicates.
Presenting Module 4 - Accounting Standards Framework and Accounting Standard 17 - Insurance Contracts Jason is a director in Deloitte’s Audit and Assurance practice with over 20 years of financial services experience, primarily in the life insurance industry. Prior to re-joining Deloitte in 2023, Jason worked in various roles at different Australian life insurers spanning pricing, valuation and risk management. Jason now currently supports the external and internal audit for Deloitte’s life, health and general insurance clients.
Presenting Module 5 - Management Reporting Tim is an FP&A professional and qualified CPA with over 15 years of experience within the general insurance sector, currently working at Insurance Australia Group (IAG). Throughout his career, Tim has held numerous management reporting roles, where he has been responsible for disseminating insights and analysing financial performance for the executive team and Board, coordinating IAG’s budgeting, forecasting, and target-setting processes, and supporting the bi-annual external management reporting disclosures. More recently, Tim co-led the IAG implementation of the new AASB 17 accounting standard from a management reporting perspective. He has since transitioned into a role focused on enhancing and simplifying the management reporting landscape across IAG.
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Presenting Module 6 - Regulation of the insurance industry Graham has been working for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for 25 years and is in his fifth decade in the financial services industry. Graham is a CPA with an interest in forensic accounting. With a strong background in insurance and banking, Graham has a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and the challenges facing the industry.