Episode 95: Actuaries in the Middle East

My guest for Episode 95 is Hasham Piperdy, FIA, General Manager, Saudi Arabia and Director, Actuarial at Badri Management Consultancy.

The theme for the episode is 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Hash and I explore the following topics:⁣

✅ The Middle East region and its relevance for actuaries
✅ Insurance penetration, regulation, and market in the Middle East
✅ United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and mature market dynamics
✅ Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and emerging market dynamics
✅ Takaful insurance and other unique market attributes
✅ The impact of oil prices on insurance markets 
✅ Sustainability initiatives, oil dependency, and economic diversification 
✅ Vision 2030 and other transformation initiatives in the region 
✅ The actuarial profession in the Middle East
✅ The supply/demand imbalance in actuarial science
✅ Opportunities for actuaries to add value in the region
✅ The impact of geopolitical risk on insurance 

If you are interested in learning about the Middle East actuarial market, you want to listen to this.

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