CIAA Southwestern Ontario 2026 Seminar
The CIAA Southwestern Ontario Seminar is back! Join us for an afternoon of sessions followed by a networking cocktail reception on Thursday, May 7th, 2026 at OMIA Office in Cambridge, Ontario.
Tickets
Members: $100.00
Non-Member: $140.00
A cancellation fee of $25.00 applies until April 29th, 2026 after which no refunds will be provided. Substitutions will be allowed at no additional charge.
Schedule
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM: Registration
3:00 PM to 3:45 PM: Session #1
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM: Session #2
5:00 PM to 5:45 PM: Session #3
5:45 PM to 7:00 PM: Reception
Session Details
Session #1: Together towards tomorrow: Key trends shaping the future of the insurance industry
This session will highlight the key trends shaping the future of the Canadian insurance industry, including how insurers are responding to advances in AI, evolving regulatory expectations, economic and geopolitical uncertainty, climate pressures, and changing customer expectations. The discussion will focus on what these trends mean for competitiveness, resilience, and growth as insurers plan for the years ahead.
Speaker: Bobby Thompson, Partner, Audit and Office Managing Partner, Waterloo
Bobby is a Partner in the Audit Practice of KPMG Canada focused on financial institutions in the insurance sector. Bobby provides assurance and accounting advisory services for clients ranging from listed global conglomerates to private monoline insurers. Clients have included those in life and health, property and casualty, reinsurers, mortgage and specialty lines. He has also served banks and broker dealers. Experience includes IFRS, US GAAP and ASPE reporting frameworks, as well as regulatory reporting frameworks for OSFI (LICAT, MCT, MICAT, BCAR) and IIROC. Bobby serves many clients in Canada and globally on their IFRS 17 implementations – the new insurance accounting standard. He participates with industry working groups, including the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, OSFI and Canadian Institute of Actuaries. He has contributed to and authored a number of thought leadership pieces and regularly presents at conferences in Canada.
Session #2: Beyond the Appointed Actuary: Turning Actuarial Insight into Business Advantage
For many insurers—particularly farm mutuals—the actuarial function is primarily accessed through an external Appointed Actuary. In practice, this often means that actuarial work is viewed as a regulatory requirement: annual reports, reserve opinions, and capital testing.
However, this perspective significantly underutilizes the value that actuarial insight can provide.
The same analyses used to support financial reporting and regulatory compliance—such as reserving, capital modeling, and Financial Condition Testing—contain critical information that can directly inform business decisions around growth, underwriting strategy, reinsurance, and profitability.
This session will explore how insurers can move beyond a "check-the-box" view of the Appointed Actuary and instead leverage actuarial work as an ongoing strategic input into the business.
We will cover:
- Where actuarial work is most often under-leveraged in organizations that outsource the function
- How to extract actionable insights from existing actuarial deliverables without increasing cost or complexity
- Practical examples of how actuarial analysis can support decisions on growth, capital management, and risk appetite
- What a more strategic relationship with your actuarial advisor looks like in practice
Designed for finance, accounting, and insurance leaders, this session will provide practical, non-technical guidance on how to get more value from your actuarial partners—and use that insight to drive better business outcomes.
Speaker: David Mamane, Partner, P&C Actuarial Services Practice Leader, Insurance Industry Senior Analyst, RSM Canada
David Mamane is a Partner in RSM Canada's Financial Consulting practice and leads the firm's Property & Casualty Actuarial Services offering. He works closely with Canadian insurers—particularly small to mid-sized and mutual companies—to support Appointed Actuary mandates while helping organizations extract greater strategic value from their actuarial work.
David's experience spans reserving, capital modeling, and pricing, with a strong focus on translating actuarial analysis into practical business decisions. He regularly advises executive teams and Boards on capital management, growth strategy, and risk appetite, and is known for helping organizations move beyond compliance-driven actuarial processes toward more proactive, insight-driven decision-making.
He currently serves as Chair of the Property & Casualty Financial Reporting Committee of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, and the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Session #3: Making Sense of the Numbers: Turning Data Into Actionable Financial Insight
This session explores how insurers can move beyond simply reporting results to truly understanding the story their data is telling. We will walk through practical approaches for gathering company and industry insights that support decision making. Topics include identifying signals vs. noise with IFRS 17, uncovering emerging trends, and using comparative analytics to strengthen strategic planning. Attendees will leave with a clearer sense of how to extract meaningful intelligence from the data they already have and how to communicate that insight effectively within their organizations.
Speaker: Nevina Kishun, Chief Executive Officer
Nevina Kishun is the CEO of MSA Research, Canada’s leading provider of independent financial analysis and industry intelligence for the insurance sector. She brings a distinctive mix of healthcare, retail, and insurance experience, with a strong track record in strategy and business transformation.
Before joining MSA, Nevina served as Vice President of Strategy, Compliance, and Sustainability at Valani Global, where she helped drive the acquisitions of MSA Research and JSCP, expanding Valani’s presence in actuarial consulting and financial analytics.
She holds an Executive MBA from Cornell and Queen’s University, a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida, and degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Guelph. Nevina also serves on the boards of Hospice Toronto and Lauremont School, underscoring her commitment to community leadership.
Contact
Feel free to email events@ciaa.org should you have any questions or concerns.
