Ian Webb
Ian Webb, formerly Research Director of the International Insurance Foundation, has been President of Lawrie Savage & Associates since July 2008. His work focuses on emerging insurance industries, coordination of regulatory reform, international best practices in the supervision of insurance, and the role of insurance markets in economic development. Fluent in Spanish, he directed IIF technical assistance projects in Argentina, Columbia, Nicaragua, and Peru.

Following an MBA in Finance from the College of Insurance, Ian Webb received his MS in Economics, and Ph.D. in Risk Management & Insurance from Georgia State University. His dissertation analyzed the role of insurers and banks in the productivity growth of economies, which continues as a major focus of his research. His paper on the determinants of life insurance consumption appeared in the World Bank Economic Review.

Dr. Webb also has expeience working in the Financial Sector Development Department of the World Bank and the InterAmerican Development Bank. He assisted the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency develop risk-based profitability measures. For the InterAmerican Development Bank, he conducted an extensive survey of the challenges facing insurance market development in Latin America.

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