Chartered Actuary for members

Why choose Chartered Actuary?

Chartered status is a widely recognised mark of regulatory distinction. It shows that you have achieved exceptional levels of expertise and adhere to stringent professional standards.

Currently, anyone doing actuarial work may call themselves an actuary, regardless of their qualifications.

Chartered Actuary status is only available to IFoA members who have achieved actuarial qualifications.

Adopting chartered status will:

• Demonstrate that you’re at the top of your game and protect your professional standing.
• Enhance your status and highlight your achievements.
• Assure clients, employers and wider audiences that you adhere to globally recognised professional standards.
• Improve employer perception of our profession and enhance employment opportunities.
• Broaden understanding of actuarial work in non-traditional work settings.
• Give your skills and hard-earned qualifications maximum visibility.

Using chartered status

As a Fellow or Associate of the IFoA, you can start using chartered status whenever you like, using the designation Chartered Actuary (Associate) or Chartered Actuary (Fellow), and the relevant post-nominal, which is either:

• AIA C.Act or AFA C.Act for Associates
• FIA C.Act or FFA C.Act for Fellows

If you would like your member record to show your Chartered Actuary status, you'll find the instructions on how to do so below. 

Changing your member record to show chartered status

You can update your member record to show charted status in a few short steps:

1. Log in to your member portal using the My Account button at the top of the page.

2. Select Membership, then Chartered status from the left-hand menu.

3. Select Adopt chartered status (the form may take a few moments to load).

a. The form will display your current post-nominal. You’ll be asked to choose whether you would like to keep it or update it to include the chartered post-nominal (C.Act).

b. Choose I wish to change to [current post nominal] to C.Act and click submit.

4. We will send a confirmation email and update your member record.

When you choose to update your member record to show chartered status, we will also send you information on receiving a personalised digital badge you can use to share your status on your professional profiles.

Ready to adopt chartered status?

Give your skills and hard-earned qualifications maximum visibility. Be chartered. Be seen.

Your questions answered

Answering some of the questions we hear most often about chartered status.

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Chartered Actuary: In Person

Meet some of the people who daily use mathematical and risk analysis skills, behavioural insights and business acumen to look at complex issues and help decide how to address them.

We’ll be sharing member stories from around the world on a regular basis, so keep an eye out for updates.

In Person profiles

Masimba Zata FIA C.Act

Masimba Zata’s actuarial career sprang, like many others, from a love of maths. But while it had a traditional beginning, he’s now working in a decidedly non-traditional field.

“My career started off in pensions, then went into insurance,” he says. “I worked for various companies before moving into the technology sector with Moody's.

“I’m now a subject matter expert in the development of actuarial software, with an active role in the development of software products as well as managing and supporting my team.”

Read Masimba’s story

Ready to adopt chartered status?

Give your skills and hard-earned qualifications maximum visibility. Be chartered. Be seen.