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Recent Developments and Future Plans for the Actuarial Profession in Thailand. Amornthip Chansrichawla, FSA August 1 st , 2006. Thai Insurance Industry Overview. Number of insurance companies. Premium Distribution in 2005. Non-Life. 2,338 Million US$: 35 %. Life.
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Recent Developments and Future Plans for the Actuarial Profession in Thailand Amornthip Chansrichawla, FSA August 1st, 2006
Premium Distribution in 2005 Non-Life 2,338 Million US$: 35% Life 4,415Million US$: 65%
Direct Premium Growth • *Estimate figures • Figures in Millions of US$
Financial Position as of 2005 Unit: Million US$
Insurance Penetration Premiums as % of GDP in 2004
THAILAND Insurance Penetration
Recent Developmentsfor the Actuarial Profession in the Non-life Business
The establishment of the ‘Insurance Premium Rating Bureau’ Actuarial certification of Claims Reserves
The Insurance Premium Rating Bureau • Initiated in 2003 as a department within GIA • The commissioner agreed on the principles of IPRB establishment in 2004. • IPRB commenced operations on April 4, 2005.
Why was IPRB established? • A mechanism to support industry readiness for the liberalized market environment. • One of the key initiatives to support premium rating deregulation plan of the regulator.
IPRB Mission Provide insurance statistics and actuarial analysis for the members to realize vision for a competitive, efficient and stable insurance industry.
How to achieve the mission? IPRB invests in: • People - build actuarial skills. • Process - find excellent working process both for internal and external related parties. • Technology - owns a dynamic & secure IT infra-structure.
Key Actuarial Skills Needed for the Non-life Business • Ratemaking & Individual Risk Rating • Loss Reserving • Risk Classification
Society of Actuaries of Thailand • Founded in 1975 • To provide programs for continuing education, to support research and to provide a forum for discussion of actuarial issues • Links with regional associations • No proscribed role in regulations • Certified Actuary by Ministry of Commerce • Profession is little known
Thai Insurance Industry Development Master Plan (2006-2011) • Promote efficiency, stability, competitiveness of insurance companies • Risk based capital & risk based supervision • Professionalism • Good Governance • Public Company Act • Product Innovation • Self regulation • Insurance Premium Rating Bureau
Current Environment • Realization of critical need to develop actuaries and support the actuarial profession • Council for Development of Life and Non-life insurance Industry • Master Plan Insurance Industry Development (2006-2011) • Federation of Thai Insurance Organizations • Insurance Premium Rating Bureau
Proposed Development of Actuarial Profession in Thailand • SOAT restructured to represent comprehensively actuaries in all areas of practice • Work with Regulators to introduce legislative changes on qualification, roles and responsibilities of actuaries • Seek the support of the IAA in developing the society into full member
Our Challenge • Create the framework for the development of technically competent and professionally reliable actuaries to ensure that public interest is served and to promote a competitive and stable insurance industry.