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Dr. Joan Lamm-Tennant, global chief economist and risk strategist, Guy Carpenter & Company, USA, will receive the Kenneth Black Jr. Award for Distinguished Service; Dr. Yung-Ping Chen, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, is the 2012 winner of the John S. Bickley Founder’s Award; and Jorge Hilário Gouvêa Vieira, president, Brazilian Insurance Confederation (CNseg), Brazil, will receive the Commissioner General Award.
The Kenneth Black Jr. Award is presented to an individual who has provided outstanding support to the IIS in forwarding its mission and goals. Lamm-Tennant is the chair of the Shin Research Awards program, a partnership of the IIS and the Geneva Association, and has served as an academic as well as business moderator at past IIS annual seminars. She is a member of the IIS Board of Directors and served as an IIS ambassador promoting the organization's activities for several years. “Dr. Lamm-Tennant’s tireless work on behalf of the IIS, despite the considerable demand on her schedule, demonstrates remarkable commitment and devotion. We are truly grateful,” said Michael Morrissey, IIS president and CEO. ”With a background that straddles both an academic and a business perspective, Dr. Lamm-Tennant brings a unique objectivity to the table.”
Lamm-Tennant advises global clients on embedding risk management processes and performance metrics in management and Board-level business decisions. In addition, she is working with industry leaders in emerging markets to form an industry-owned microinsurance facility. Lamm-Tennant also was
The John S. Bickley Founder’s Award Gold Medal for Excellence recipient is elected by secret ballot by the IIS Honors Committee, senior insurance executives and academicians, and honors individuals who have made a significant, lasting and recognized contribution to insurance thought, product, practice or education. “It is a great pleasure to honor Dr. Chen for his important contributions to our industry. His work on a wide range of concepts and programs, relating to economic security in retirement, has been truly ground-breaking,” said Bernhard Fink, IIS Honors Committee chairman.
Chen is professor emeritus of gerontology at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, where he served as the inaugural holder of the Frank J. Manning Eminent Scholar's chair in gerontology from 1988 until his retirement in 2009. Since then, he is a Fellow in the Gerontology Institute for the same university. A founding member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, he is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America and a Fellow in the World Demographic Association. A frequent contributor to scholarly and professional journals and to Congressional hearings since the early 1960s, Chen continues to be active after retiring from academe, presenting his research and views in high-profile presentations and publications.
The Commissioner General Award is selected by the IIS Honors Committee and honors individuals who have provided superlative support in the development, organization and execution of the IIS annual seminar. “Mr. Gouvêa and his CNSeg team are crucial to the success of the 2012 seminar, and we are truly grateful for their strong support,” said Norman Sorensen, IIS chairman.
Gouvêa Vieira is a lawyer focusing on commercial law, tax law, and insurance and stock market legislation. Since April 2010, he has served as president of the National Confederation of General Insurance, Private Pension and Life, Supplementary Health and Capitalization Companies (CNseg). Gouvêa Vieira was president of the Securities Commission (CVM) and secretary of finance of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 1987 to1990. Gouvêa has worked for 40 years in the insurance market and was president of the Brazilian Reinsurance Institute (IRB-Brasil Re) and the Bank of the State of Rio de Janeiro (BANERJ). In the private sector, Jorge Hilário was member of the Board of several companies, including Coca-Cola, Ipiranga, Sul América, Jari Celulose and VARIG, among others.
