2009 International Underwriting Congress
Planning Team 

Co-Chairs:
Nazir Damji, FLMI, FALU Co-Chair 
Vice President & Chief Underwriter
Max New York Life Ins. Co., Ltd.
INDIA

David A. Laskey, CLU, FLMI Co-Chair 
General Manager (Asia)
Hannover Life Re
HONG KONG

Peter Temple
Managing Director
General Reinsurance Africa Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA

Members:
Joel V. Basarich, Ph.D, FLMI, ACS, ALHC 
Vice President & Managing Director, International Division
LOMA
UNITED STATES

Richard L. Bergstrom, FSA 
Consulting Actuary
Bergstrom Consulting LLC
UNITED STATES

Thomas H. Bienvenu, II 
Executive Vice President, Canadian & Int'l Operations
Exam One, A Quest Diagnostics Subsidiary
UNITED STATES

Peter Bond
Chief Medical Officer
Old Mutual
SOUTH AFRICA

Matt Carr
Chief Underwriter
Hannover Life Re Limited
BERMUDA

Stephen T. Clinton
Senior Advisor, Head Office
Ping An Ins. Co. of China
CHINA

Ronald Colligan 
President
ACE Tempest Re USA
UNITED STATES

Guadalupe Covarrubias  
Managing Director
Hannover Services México
MEXICO

Marcos Daniel 
Latin America - Regional Underwriter (A&H Credit & Life)
ACE International
BRAZIL

Michel Dufour 
Head of Underwriting R&D
SCOR Global Life
FRANCE

Mary Fernald, FLMI, ACS  
Senior Vice President, Chief Underwriter
Scottish Re (U.S.), Inc.
UNITED STATES

Anton Froemmel 
Senior Consultant
Munich Re
GERMANY

Gordon A. Gibbins, FSA, FCIA  
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Optimum Re
CANADA

Akira Higuchi  
AVP & Chief Underwriter
Manulife Life Ins. Co.
JAPAN

Paul David Jones, ACII  
Underwriting Director
CIGNA International Corporation
SINGAPORE

Wayne Macedo  
Vice President & Chief Underwriter, International
Transamerica Occidental Life Ins. Co. Reinsurance Division
UNITED STATES

David O'Sullivan  
Global Head of Life & Health Underwriting
Swiss Re Life and Health Ltd.
U.K. - ENGLAND

Tracy Peterson, AAII 
Chief Underwriter
Hannover Life Re of Australia Ltd.
AUSTRALIA

Stephen Quina, ALMI, PCS  
Business Development, South Asia
LOMA
UNITED STATES

Anton Scherer  
Chief Underwriter
Partner Reins. Co. Ltd.
SWITZERLAND

Rafael R. Shabetai  
Second Vice President, Chief Underwriter
Pan-American Life Ins. Co.
UNITED STATES

Steve R. Stoute, SCM  
Senior Executive Vice President
Sagicor Life Inc.
BARBADOS

Gauri Rajesh Tare
Vice President, Underwriting Operations
DLF Pramerica Life Ins. Co. Ltd.
INDIA

Paul Turner  
Director, Head of Underwriting
Asia Swiss Reins. Co. (HK) - Life & Health Business Group
HONG KONG

Mary van der Heijde, FSA, MAAA
Consulting Actuary
Milliman
UNITED STATES