Election Messages
Kelly Rabin, FSA 2006, MAAA 2006, CFA 2011
Hannover Re
Vice President & Actuary
Orlando, FL (I work out of my home in Issaquah, WA )
Questionnaire | Candidate Page | Video Message
Message One
My name is Kelly Rabin and I’m an endorsed candidate for the SOA Board. I would love to earn your vote in the upcoming election. Regardless of who you vote for, please vote!
My qualifications:
- 20 years experience in the industry, mostly in life insurance
- Diverse career experiences: direct carrier, reinsurer, consulting, insurtech
- Lifelong learner, collaborator, and improver who is not afraid to speak her truth where appropriate
- Long-time SOA volunteer
- Chair of the Product Development Section and Leadership & Development Section
- Co-Chair of the Life Meeting, Chair of the Life & Annuity Symposium
- Member of the Community Engagement Strategy Working Group
- Exam committee member and grader
- Served on multiple other non-profit boards
Areas of focus:
- Attract the best candidates possible, from diverse backgrounds
- Offer compelling member value, starting with listening to what members want
- Build community so that members and candidates can benefit from the richness that brings
I would love to hear your thoughts via email (Kelly.rabin@hlramerica.com) or LinkedIn!
Message Two
As mentioned in my questionnaire, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is an area I am passionate about, and it’s also a strategic focus for the SOA. There are actuaries who believe this is absolutely the wrong thing to do; that the SOA is just being “woke” and pandering to “social justice warriors”. They believe the result of aiming for a more diverse profession is that we will lower our standards. They believe that by working to reduce racial bias in risk selection, that we undermine the quality of our work. I reject these premises.
2 places we can measure diversity are the mix of people who start the credentialing process, and the mix of people who stay. There are a number of barriers to entry with respect to credentialing (students finding out about the profession early enough to consider it a viable career path, and the cost of exams, to name two) that we can reduce without lowering our standards at all. Once we get people into the process, we need to keep them. We need representation, mentoring, sponsorship, and opportunity. The SOA should continue to partner with organizations like IABA, OLA, Abacus Actuaries, NAWA, and so many more who know how to do this best.
If you vote for me, I will continue to champion our efforts to create a more diverse, richer profession. We can’t effectively serve all areas of society if our membership doesn’t represent all areas of society. For those blind to their privilege who respond out of fear, I encourage you to talk to those who don’t look like you about their experiences entering and staying in this profession. You will likely find a lot of similarities, but also some key differences.
Thanks for reading.