The IFoA’s AGM for 2026 is on Thursday 9 July at 09:00 (BST), at Staple Inn Hall, London. The meeting will also be live streamed so members can participate online.
The IFoA’s AGM is an opportunity for you to be heard and for us to be accountable to our members.
Members will be invited to receive and consider the annual report of the IFoA, along with the financial statements for the last financial period.
The report and financial statements will be made available on our website ahead of the AGM, and we welcome your questions both before and at the meeting.
IFoA President Paul Sweeting will also look back on the first year of his presidential term – a year of challenge and change for the actuarial profession.
The results of our Council elections will also be announced at the AGM. We are currently seeking nominations for new Council members, with 9 vacancies in our General Constituency and 1 in our Scottish Constituency.
You can find more details on standing for election on our becoming a Council member webpage. Please note that nominations close on 21 May 2026.
The results of 2 other votes will be announced at the AGM:
Members who are eligible to vote on these matters will be contacted in due course with full details.
If you would like to join us for our AGM, please book your place using the links below.
Those members who join the meeting in person, or join the live stream, will have the opportunity to submit questions to presenters on the day.
You can also submit your questions in advance by emailing the IFoA’s Corporate Secretariat at corpsec@actuaries.org.uk. We will endeavour to answer questions either at the meeting itself, or afterwards by email.
The formal notice of the AGM can be viewed on our AGM webpage.
IFoA President
Paul Sweeting is President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. He is also a director of Tawuniya Insurance, the Middle East's largest insurance company. Until recently, he was a senior advisor at the Hassana Investment Company, having previously been its Chief Risk Officer. Before this, Paul had a wide-ranging career in pensions, life insurance, investment and academia.
Paul is an Honorary Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Kent and a Visiting Professor at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, for whom he has acted as a volunteer for many years. He also helped design and write the textbook for the profession’s Enterprise Risk Management subject.
Paul has chaired a number of actuarial boards, committees and working parties, and served as Honorary Secretary for the Institute of Actuaries prior to its merger with the Faculty of Actuaries. Paul is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, the Royal Statistical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. In addition, he is a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary and a CFA Charterholder. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Bristol.
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