13 July 2026
The IFoA is pleased to announce that IFoA Fellow Peter Tompkins has been awarded a Finlaison Medal, recognising his outstanding contribution to the actuarial profession.
In awarding this medal, IFoA Council wishes to acknowledge Peter’s outstanding service over many years to promote and serve the profession in the public interest, and to advance actuarial knowledge and understanding.
Peter will be presented with his medal at a Sessional Meeting to be held at Staple Inn on 20 October 2026.
Peter’s career has combined senior leadership in major consultancy firms with influential public interest work across the pensions and insurance landscape.
After early roles at National Mutual, he became a partner at Lane Clark & Peacock before moving to PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served as Chief Actuary and Head of the Trustee Consulting Practice. He advised government and regulators on issues ranging from the Minimum Funding Requirement to the pensions mis selling review, playing a pivotal role in shaping policy during a defining moment for consumer protection. More recently, as a director of Callund Consulting, he has helped expand actuarial capability in developing markets, leading projects on pension reform, insurance regulation and mortality modelling across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Alongside his professional work, Peter has made an exceptional and sustained contribution to the IFoA and the wider profession. He founded The Actuary magazine in 1990 and continues to chair its advisory panel, has served multiple terms on Council, and played key roles in major initiatives including the Institute–Faculty merger, governance reform, and the Morris Review, which led to the oversight of the Financial Reporting Council.
His volunteer leadership spans the Pensions Board, Risk Management Board, Communications Board, and the Resource and Environment Group, as well as work on inclusion and access. Beyond the IFoA, he has contributed to public sector pension enquiries, supported the Worshipful Company of Actuaries, chaired the Actuaries Club, and championed charitable and community engagement.
He is currently Chair of the City Music Foundation and also of the King’s English Society. Across all his professional roles, he has consistently advanced the profession and its impact in the public interest.
Peter Tompkins, IFoA Fellow and former Council Member, said, “The importance of our profession is set in my bones, and I am honoured by the recognition of the passion with which I have pursued its promotion over the years. Our motto “E Peritia Ratio” was my proposal at the merger, and I am flattered that ‘reason from experience’ chimes so well for our future.”
The Finlaison Medal was first awarded in 1985 and is named after the founding President of the Institute of Actuaries. These medals are awarded in recognition of service to the actuarial profession in fulfilling the responsibilities laid out in our Royal Charter, beyond that which would normally be expected of an ordinary member.
