"Navigating New Tools, New Terrain and New Needs" - Opening Address by Mr Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, and Board member of MAS, at the Asian Acturial Conference on 19 August 2026
Why this matters
This is an opening address by a senior government official (Minister of State and MAS board member) at a professional conference. It articulates regulatory priorities and expectations for the insurance and actuarial profession across three key areas: mastery of AI/advanced analytics tools, adaptation to geopolitical and climate-related terrain shifts, and alignment with evolving customer needs (demographics, accessibility, inclusion). While not a binding rule or consultation, it carries clear policy signals on stress-testing, climate risk, technology governance, and inclusive product design. The speech is informational in nature (urgency: null) but substantive enough to warrant a significance score of 3 due to its articulation of forward-looking regulatory expectations for a major sector.
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What the MAS said
At the Asian Acturial Conference on 19 August 2026, Mr Alvin Tan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development, and Board member of MAS, spoke about how actuaries can operate in a rapidly changing environment - by mastering new tools, new terrain, and placing people's needs first.
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Context
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