Thu 05 Mar 2026 - Join us for our International Women’s Day event celebrating women actuaries and accelerating equality across the profession. Led by the Women Actuaries Committee, this session will shine a light on the data, the lived experiences, and the practical steps that turn good intent into measurable impact. It will be a session to celebrate achievements to date while acknowledging where improvement is still needed.
The Women Actuaries Committee will highlight their ongoing work to understand gender imbalances, exploring the underlying challenges and potential suggestions to close the gap. We will hear about their broader objectives as well as some recent analysis on gender equality in the profession.
There will also be an opportunity to hear directly from actuaries who have used their expertise and platform to drive change, including Alexandra Miles on contributing to the profession and system equality, and Masimba Zata on the IFoA Foundation, illustrating how contribution advances both the profession and equality.
Centred on the International Women’s Day theme, ‘Give to Gain’, you will be able to find out more about volunteering, mentoring and wider networking opportunities, while connecting with your peers at this event to help us build a more inclusive future.
Uzma is Chief Origination Officer at Blumont Annuity, which is part of Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Uzma has over 20 years of experience in the UK bulk annuity and pensions markets. Uzma previously served as Head of Structuring at PIC, where she was responsible for pricing and developing innovative solutions for over £20bn of successful buy-ins and buyouts including the largest deal at the time, £6.5bn buy-in for the RSA pension schemes.
Rhian Price is currently working as Retail Actuarial & Reinsurance Director at Just Group plc, where she oversees pricing, modelling, and reinsurance solutions for the Group's individual policy lines. Rhian has held a number of roles across reinsurance, pricing, and actuarial modelling since joining Just Group (Partnership Assurance) in 2012, and qualifying as an FIA in 2016.
Rhian co-founded the Just Group Women’s Network. She sits on the committee of the IFoA's Women's Network, co-chairing the ‘Recruit & Retain’ workstream with Uzma, focusing on helping women join the profession - and encouraging them to stick around (and get involved!). Rhian is passionate about making sure women have visible, relatable role models; “if you can see it, you can be it”, and ensuring there is career support for every stage of life’s journey.
Justine Jefferies is a Senior Manager and qualified Actuary at 4most with over a decade of experience in the Life insurance industry. She serves as part of the Recruit and Retain workstream on the Women Actuaries Committee where she is keen to understand how women can be better supported to succeed in the profession.
Alexandra Miles is Senior Solutions Manager at Legal & General (L&G) and Woman of the Year (Retirement) at the 2025 WIFA Awards. With 18+ years across pensions, asset management and consultancy, she leads initiatives to advance pension adequacy and equity in the UK’s DC system. After moving from DB to DC, Alexandra supports the default investment strategies for L&G’s DC customers and champions collaborative, commercially minded innovation. She co chairs an industry wide Data & Research Pension Equity group, and founded and now chairs the Institute of Actuaries’ Pensions Gap and Ageing Populations working parties. Recently, she spoke on pension adequacy at a Labour Party Conference fringe (SMF), alongside Torsten Bell. Alexandra co authored “Retirement Reimagined” with James Smith, proposing practical, flexible reforms for modern retirement.
Masimba Zata serves as Board Chair of the IFoA Foundation, where he champions initiatives that broaden access to actuarial education and promote inclusion within the profession. In this role, Masimba is committed to driving impactful programs that empower underrepresented communities and foster global talent development. His work with the Foundation reflects a deep passion for creating opportunities and advancing the actuarial profession’s social purpose.
All times are in GMT:
16:00 to 17:00: Registration and networking reception
17:00 to 17:10: Opening remarks
17:10 to 18:30: Speakers
18:30 to 20:00: Enjoy drinks and light bites as you enjoy informal networking with other attendees
This is a free event for IFoA members and non-members.
Staple Inn
1-3 Staple Inn Hall
High Holborn
London
WC1V 7QH
The event will not be recorded or live streamed.
