PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Every year CIIPA's training committee develops a calendar of training to meet the diverse needs of our membership and support their professional development. As a full member of IFAC, CIIPA is committed to ensuring our members are able to meet the International Education Standards which are set by the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB). 


Upcoming events

    • 16 Oct 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Grand Cayman Marriott Resort
    • 17
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    This course will provide updates on the latest accounting, auditing, and regulatory developments impacting the insurance and reinsurance industries in Cayman. 

    Who should attend: Insurance industry professionals, accountants and directors for insurance companies.


    Speakers:  


    Reinsurance Market Update:


    The Cayman reinsurance market continues to evolve. PwC will host a session to provide the latest updates on market developments, share considerations related to establishing capital and accounting frameworks, and offer insights into internal controls for reinsurers—highlighting regulatory requirements, key risks and strategies for strengthening control environments.

    Luke Robertshaw - Luke is a Senior Manager in the (Re)Insurance group at PwC in the Cayman Islands. He has over 10 years of professional experience, the last 7 of which have been with PwC Cayman. He specialises in providing audit services to single parent captives, group captives, life & annuity and P&C reinsurers.

    Yousra Cherrouk - Yousra is a Risk Assurance Manager at PwC Cayman Islands with over 9 years’ experience in risk management and audits for financial institutions. She specialises in internal audit, SOX and non-SOX external audits, digital assurance, cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, and compliance.

    Kerry Cooper - Kerry is a Senior Manager and is a life actuary in the Risk Modeling Services team at PwC Cayman Islands. He has over 10 years of experience working in the life (re)insurance industry, specializing in IFRS valuation and financial reporting, model development, asset liability management, pricing, and actuarial audit support.


    Cayman and International Insurance Update:

    • Captive insurance industry update both in Cayman and Internationally
    • Regulatory updates new and expected
    • Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) – who we are and what we do

    Jessica Dontas is a Vice President at GCM with over 10 years experience within the financial services industry in Cayman, being directly responsible for the management and governance responsibilities of an extensive portfolio of clients including captive insurance/reinsurance companies, investment companies and general commercial activities. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants.

    Accounting Standards Update: Harvey Gowers, Audit Director at KPMG will provide an overview of the key upcoming changes to IFRS and U.S. GAAP accounting standards relevant to Cayman insurance companies.


    Actuarial Session: Each year, reinsurance companies undergo comprehensive audits to assess the accuracy and integrity of their financial reporting. While auditors focus on the accounting framework, actuaries play a critical role in ensuring that the underlying assumptions and calculations are sound. In Life & Annuity, this involves reviewing mortality, lapse, and expense assumptions, as well as validating policy data and reserve calculations. In Property & Casualty, actuaries evaluate claim patterns, loss development, and reserve methodologies to confirm they align with historical experience and current expectations. This session will provide a detailed look at how actuarial expertise integrates into the audit process, offering a clear view of how these professionals help present a reliable and transparent financial picture.

    Angelica is a Senior Manager in the BBC region of EY’s Financial Services Organization (FSO) office and is based in the Cayman Islands. Angelica has over 10 years of audit experience within the Philippines, Singapore, Bermuda, and Cayman Islands, mainly for audits of commercial re/insurance (P&C and Life and Annuity), captive insurance and insurance brokerage clients.  During her stint in EY, she has served on multiple engagements including insurance and reinsurance companies (2 listed entities), captives companies domiciled in Vermont, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and other US states reporting under IFRS, US GAAP, Bermuda Statutory and NAIC guidelines.

    Wesley is an Actuarial Manager in the Consulting space, for the EY region of the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, he is currently based in the Cayman Islands. He has six and a half years of expertise primarily concentrated in the Non-life and Life domains. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science Honors from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa).

    Keera Feng is an Actuarial Manager in the Consulting practice for the EY region of the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands. She is based in the Cayman Islands and is a qualified actuary and Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA). She has five years of experience in life insurance actuarial audit and consulting, focusing on the US, Bermuda, and Cayman markets. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Mathematics and Data Science from the University of Michigan - Ann Abor.

    Time: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. with registration opening at 8:30 a.m.

    CPD Credits: 3.5

    Cost: CIIPA Member: KYD $100 / Non-member: KYD $130

    Additional Event Information:

    Food & Beverage: A light breakfast will be served from 8:30am

    Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

    Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

    Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD credits.

      • 14 Nov 2025
      • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
      • Camana Bay Cinema
      • 38
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      Presenter Fareed Hosein will present an interactive session that will address the current issues in the industry and more.  

      The training session will provide accounting professionals with the opportunity to reflect on and improve how they identify and respond to ethical dilemmas and scenarios and, where possible, provide solutions on how to resolve an ethical issue and avenues for escalation.

      Fareed is a Business Ethics Lecturer with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He holds CPA designations for Canada and the United States as well as an MBA. 

      Who should attend: This course is applicable to all finance professionals.

      Registration: Will close when capacity is reached or on 14 Nov., whichever comes first.

      Time: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. with registration opening at 2:30 p.m.

      Cost: CIIPA Members KYD $50; Non-members KYD $75.

      CPE Credits: 2

      Additional Event Information:

      Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

      Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

      Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.

      • 18 Nov 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
      • Camana Bay Cinema
      • 83
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      Join CIIPA and ICAEW for a special viewing and debrief of ICAEW's new film, "Crossing the Line."

      This course will run from 4-6:30 p.m. at Camana Bay Cinema, followed by networking at Abacus until 7:30 p.m.

      Audience:  Auditors and other business professionals.

      Cost: Free for CIIPA and ICAEW members and KYD 65 for non-members 

      Note: ICAEW members who register for the session will have their names shared with ICAEW. 

      CPD: 2.5 

      Time: 4 - 6:30 p.m. at the Cinema, with registration opening at 3:30 p.m. Networking is from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Abacus.


      Presenters:

      Will Strickland
      Will is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and a specialist in audit quality monitoring. Will joined ICAEW in 2007, having previous experience as an auditor with a Big Four firm in the UK and Bermuda. He is responsible for a team of UK-based reviewers and manages the delivery of audit monitoring visits to UK audit firms of all sizes, including Big Four and top 20. Will also oversees ICAEW’s audit monitoring contracts, partnering with overseas regulators and professional bodies. He has performed audit monitoring visits to firms in Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean and also supports local regulators by providing methodology, training and on-the-job coaching to overseas-based staff.

      Liz Shaw
      Liz Shaw is a Senior Manager in the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) of Professional Standards, where she has worked for the past 17 years. She is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with previous audit experience with a Big Four firm in the UK. Liz leads a team of reviewers who carry out audit monitoring visits to all sizes of UK audit firms, including Big Four. She is also involved in third party and overseas contracts. Going forward she will also have responsibility for monitoring compliance with the ICAEW CPD regulations.

      Additional Event Information:
      Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

      Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

      Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.


      • 24 Nov 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      • Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa
      Register

      Join us for the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants' annual Momentum conference. 

      This year's conference will focus on topics surrounding anti-corruption, ethics, emotional intelligence and more.

      Click here for more information.

      Date: Monday, 24 Nov. 
      Time: Doors open at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. Momentum runs from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. plus a networking social. 
      Location: Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa
      NASBA CPD: 7

      Additional event information: 
      Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

      Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

      Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD credits.

      • 02 Dec 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
      • Grand Cayman Marriott Resort
      • 35
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      Join us for key updates with KPMG's Joel Dodson and PwC's Michael Baker and Walter Van Der Merwe. 

      Course Objectives:

      The financial statements review portion of the course will help attendees to understand the accounting requirements applicable to hedge funds under US GAAP and IFRS and their impact on the financial statement presentation.

      The hedge funds update portion aims to allow registrants to understand the updated accounting requirements applicable to US GAAP and IFRS and their impact upon the financial statement presentation.

      Topics by presenter include: 

      Joel Dodson

      • Hedge Fund Financial Statements Review:
      • Hedge fund financial statements under US GAAP – standard disclosures
      • Hedge fund financial statements under IFRS – standard disclosures

      Michael Baker and Walter Van Der Merwe

      US GAAP:

      • 2025 US GAAP changes
      • New US GAAP standards/updates - applicable to future years, but possibly eligible for early adoption
      • US GAAP Common issues for funds

      IFRS:

      • 2025 IFRS changes
      • New IFRS standards/updates - applicable to future years, but possibly eligible for early adoption
      • IFRS Common issues for funds

      Target audience: This course is applicable to most accountants, including but not exclusive to financial statement preparers, administrators, auditors and those charged with governance (Directors, Trustees, etc.). 

      CPD: 5 for full day / 3.5 for financial statements review only / 1.5 for US GAAP and IFRS update session only. 

      Agenda
      8:30 a.m. — Registration

      9 a.m. — Financial statements review
      12:30 p.m. — Lunch

      1 - 2:30 p.m. — US GAAP / IFRS updates


      Pricing

      CIIPA Member full day — $210

      Non-member full day — $260

      CIIPA Member morning session with lunch — $145

      Non-member morning session with lunch — $180

      CIIPA Member afternoon session only — $65

      Non-member afternoon session only —  $80

      Additional Event Information:

      Food & Beverage: For full day and morning session attendees, a light breakfast and lunch will be available. Those with special dietary restrictions e.g. vegan/vegetarian, please email your restrictions to admin@ciipa.ky. The caterer requires a pre-order seven business days before the event to accommodate this. 

      Pictures: By attending this event, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.

      Cancellation Policy: Registrants may cancel without penalty if your cancellation is received 10 full business days prior to the event. Due to financial obligations incurred by CIIPA, no refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 10 full business days prior to the event.

      Signing In: When attending any training event, please be sure to sign in to be able to receive your CPD certificate.


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