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Pension scheme mortality – an update on recent experience and the impact of the pandemic
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Self-administered Pension Schemes (SAPS) Committee has published its latest annual analysis of the mortality experience of members of UK defined benefit pension schemes. This covers the period 2016-2023 and includes data received up to October 2024.
UN SDGs and AI: Brazil
This is part two of a series of blogs by the IFoA Data Science, Sustainability and Climate Change Working Party that discusses progress updates on UN SDGs and AI use. This blog focuses on Brazil.
Nick Ong-Seng appointed new chair of QAS Committee
The IFoA is delighted to announce the appointment of Nick Ong-Seng as the new chair of the committee that oversees the IFoA’s Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS). Nick takes over from Victor Olowe, after six years of helping to progress the scheme in collaboration with accredited firms.
Findings of the IFoA Climate and Sustainability Scenarios Committee
Nick Spencer, Chair of the IFoA’s Climate and Sustainability Scenarios Committee, introduces the committee’s findings and recommendations
Designing reward functions: reinforcement learning
Disha Dagli, of the IFoA’s Professionalism, Regulation and Ethics Working Party, sets out some of the considerations for reinforcement learning and reward functions
Brian Hey Prize 2024: Who was Brian Hey?
The Brian Hey Prize is annual award given out at the IFoA’s GIRO Conference for the best actuarial research paper delivered each year. But who was Brian Hey, and why was this award established in his name? Dr Kenneth Bogle looks into the life of Brian.
IFoA Asia Conference 2024: Q&A with speaker Orchis Li
Orchis Li gives an insight into the world of critical illness insurance, the focus of her and her colleagues presentation, "Evolution of critical illness insurance: an experience-based journey", at the IFoA Asia Conference 2024.
IFoA Asia Conference 2024: Q&A with speaker Martin Noble
With Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) being one of the prominent topics at the forthcoming IFoA Asia Conference 2024, Martin Noble discusses the panel discussion, "ESG and the Insurance Sector – Best practice considerations for actuaries."
AI actuarial policy update 4
This blog, brought to you by the IFoA Policy and Public Affairs team, is the fourth in a series providing relevant updates on AI policy development from the IFoA, the UK Government and international jurisdictions.
IFoA adult social care roundtable
On 2 July, the IFoA Social Care Working Party hosted a hybrid roundtable event of social care experts at Staple Inn, London. We had broad representation from the IFoA, ABI, Age UK, Alzheimer’s Scotland, Care England, Equity Release Council, The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust, LSE, My Care Consultant, and Partners in Care and Health (ADASS/LGA).
From deaths of despair to lives of hope?
Matthew Edwards, editor of the IFoA Longevity Bulletin, outlines some of the mortality implications of common aspects of poor mental health.
Pension scheme mortality – an update on the pandemic, and a look at the new S4 mortality tables
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Self-administered Pension Schemes (SAPS) Committee has published its latest annual analysis of the mortality experience of members of UK defined benefit pension schemes. This covers the period 2015-2022 and is the first experience analysis following the release of the S4 Series mortality tables.
New actuarial regulation proposals welcome - but the devil is in the detail
Most would be forgiven for not quite making it through all 232 pages of the UK Government’s White Paper on ‘Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance’ - but those who persevered to pages 198 to 205 will have seen that, in addition to a new regulatory system proposed for the audit and accounting professions, there are changes planned for the way in which UK actuaries will be regulated, blogs Emma Gilpin, Head of Regulatory Policy, IFoA.
Neurodiversity and the actuarial profession
Actuary and neurodiversity consultant, Alicja Nocon, marks Autistic Pride Day (18 June) with a short guide to the value of neurodiversity to the financial services sector.
Autism and my actuarial career
Actuary and neurodiversity consultant, Alicja Nocon, shares her personal experience of working as an actuary on the autism spectrum as part of our series of blogs on neurodiversity in the profession.
Social Protection initiatives and COVID-19 in Africa
A variety of experts in Africa have reflected on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic at a recent IFoA webinar, blogs IFoA Fellow Chris Sutton.
Covid-19: Leading experts reflect on how data was used in the pandemic
Eminent experts in statistics and data explain how they dealt with the unprecedented demand generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, discuss the validity of the 'follow the science' slogan, and reflect on the lessons learnt from a year of unprecedented change.
Covid-19: Actuaries reflect on the dramatic impacts of the global pandemic
Reflecting on the impacts of the Global Pandemic
Actuarial careers insight: What does a Insurance Solutions actuary do?
Actuarial careers insight Insurance Solutions Actuary
Talking Sustainability with Emily Forsyth-Davies
Om Jain interviews Emily Forsyth-Davies. Emily is an actuary who currently works as the Head of ESG at Aurum Research Limited, a UK subsidiary of Aurum Fund Management Ltd. (“Aurum”), a specialist investment manager focused on selecting hedge funds and building fund of hedge fund portfolios.
We talk to Emily about her unique career path, her interests in the ESG area, the challenges faced by the ESG sector and what hedge funds are doing to address these issues.