Joint CEO of Insight Actuaries & Consultants, Barry Childs with President of ASSA, Lusani Mulaudzi
Insight Actuaries & Consultants’ Barry Childs received the Actuarial Society of SA’s (ASSA) Presidential Award at the annual convention on Thursday, 21 October 2021. He was recognised for fostering a greater understanding of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as leading the ASSA coronavirus working group and providing technical and analytical support for the vaccine rollout programme across South Africa.
The President of ASSA, Lusani Mulaudzi, explained that the Society considers members who have excelled in their service to the profession every year. This year, he describes how Barry “sprang into action…to establish a COVID19 forum to model this disease.” Barry led this forum over many months, dealt with much controversy, and produced a useful publicly debated model, demonstrating bravery and humility in the process. Mulaudzi said, “You are one of those individuals who are always willing to get your hands dirty and do the hard work. The actuarial profession would have suffered greatly if none of us was available to do the kind of work you did.”
His colleague, and co-joint CEO, Christoff Raath, stood for election into the Actuarial Society Council this year, and was voted in. It was a good day for Insight.
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