Prechhya Mathema
Prechhya leads and facilitates in-country activities for GAIN in South and West Asia, working closely with in-country UNDP NPOs and local stakeholders to build strong relationships and ensure support is aligned with local needs.
Experience
Prechhya is a UK qualified actuary with 25 years of expertise in actuarial, reinsurance, risk management and regulatory supervision. She has 20 years of experience working in the UK for major institutions such as Prudential UK, Friends Life, Munich Re, Ernst & Young and UK Government Actuary’s Department.
In her last role, she worked for Nepal Insurance Authority (NIA) for 4 years conducting supervision of insurance companies and advising senior leadership on the development of insurance directives and policies. She was also NIA’s technical lead for the development and implementation of Risk-Based Capital and Solvency Regime and Risk-Based Supervision Framework in the Nepalese insurance industry.
She is the founding and current President of the Actuarial Society of Nepal.