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Pride Month: Providing access to an inclusive environment
As we come to the end of Pride month, Rajinder Poonian, actuarial consultant in life insurance modelling and member of the IFoA’s Diversity Action Group, has been reflecting on what we, as actuaries and within the insurance industry, can do to be more inclusive.
Regulating the most senior actuaries: your input is needed
Edwin Sheaf, Practitioner Member of Regulatory Board, writes on why the shape of the IFoA’s Practising Certificates (PC) Scheme is something that should interest all members.
Actuarial careers insight: What does a Derivatives Risk Manager/Trader do?
Actuarial careers insight Derivatives Task Manager
Switching from working in insurance to banking
Shubham Mehta tells us about his switch from working in insurance to banking – and the opportunities he feels it offers.
Back to School with a Bang
Head of Public Affairs Henry Thompson gives an overview of the latest UK Government proposals for social care funding.
Actuarial careers in banking: Paul Walsh
Paul Walsh, the founder of Acumen Resources, an actuarial recruitment organisation, is a Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries in the UK and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.
Female actuaries: come back to your insurance career
Helena Ingram of the IFoA’s Diversity Action Group calls for women who left their careers in insurance to grasp the opportunity offered by the cross-market Inclusivity Insurance Returners Programme.
Actuaries from South-East Asia: Chong Wan Leng
As part of our global series, we caught up with Wan Leng Chong, based in Malaysia, to find out more about her journey to becoming an actuary.
Actuaries from South-East Asia: Arif Asnawi Leong
As part of our global series, we caught up with Arif Asnawi Leong, based in Negara Brunei Darussalam, to find out more about his journey to becoming an actuary.
Autism anonymous
As part of our series of blogs on neurodiversity in the actuarial profession, we are pleased to share the experience of an actuary who prefers not to disclose their autism.
The contrasting impact of COVID-19 on UK term assurance experience
The CMI Assurances Committee reports regularly on the claims experience of policyholders with term assurances issued by UK life insurers. Our most recent analysis – covering the years up to 2019 – has recently been issued to CMI Subscribers alongside Working Paper 152.
That paper also contains indicative analysis of experience in the first six months of 2020 – a period when the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic caused abnormally high mortality for the general population of the UK.
Protecting the reputation of the profession
In this blog two members and a lay volunteer tell us about their involvement in various disciplinary functions, their reasons for wanting to be involved, and how they feel they have benefited both personally and professionally.
JFAR Risk Perspective 2021 – a must-read
Richard Hartigan is an actuary in the Actuarial Policy Team at the Financial Reporting Council.
Here he tells us what’s inside the latest Risk Perspective document – and how there’s something for everyone.
Securing the first QAS accreditation in UK insurance
Matthew Byrne, Head of Actuarial Function at NFU Mutual blogs about his experience of applying for the QAS, and what it means to his team to receive the accreditation.
Dyslexia and my actuarial career
Jessica Huff FIA CERA, senior credit underwriting analyst at Klarna, shares her experience of managing an actuarial career with dyslexia as part of our series of blogs on neurodiversity in the profession.
Actuarial perspective: How the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded
The Covid-19 pandemic quickly went from a potential risk to our health, to one of the most disruptive and dangerous events humankind has experienced for decades. Stuart McDonald, Head of Demographic Assumptions and Methodology at Lloyds Banking Group, retells that story, explaining how the thirst for analysis saw his work being picked up by some of Britain’s most well-known journalists.
Reversing the trend: Managing biodiversity loss in the UK
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) published its report, 'Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?' on 30 June 2021. The report calls on the Government to greater account for nature in economic decision-making in order to address biodiversity loss. Comments within the report reflect and refer directly to evidence submitted by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) to the EAC’s enquiry.
How can the actuarial profession leverage the growing regulatory interest in climate reporting?
Over the past couple of years, many authorities around the world have declared a climate emergency. It is now widely accepted that climate change presents a material systemic financial risk. As life actuaries, our work includes analysing long-term financial risks and opportunities, so this would include considering the issues and scenarios that may arise in the coming decades from climate change.
Supporting the IFoA Foundation’s work is a great way to give back this Christmas
The IFoA Foundation is the dedicated charitable arm of the IFoA and is hoping to raise funds this festive season to support the ongoing delivery of the Foundation’s ambitious three-year plan. This includes a grant programme that supports actuarial students across the globe who need financial assistance to complete their studies.