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Dubai event covers multitude of matters

Open-access content Tuesday 9th October 2018 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

The Gulf Actuarial Society recently held another successful event in Dubai, with around 60 local members attending.

The event on 28 June hosted speakers on topics such as: 

  • GLM pricing and data science algorithms
  • IFRS 17 - the new financial reporting standards for insurance companies
  • Claims fraud assessment
  • Data driven decision making - using analytics to optimise profits
  • Professionalism 

Special thanks to SHMA Consulting and Badri Management Consultancy for sponsoring the event. 


This article appeared in our October 2018 issue of The Actuary .
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