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The road ahead to motor insurance reserving
Harshitta Malakar, from the IFoA’s Covid-19 ICAT General Insurance Claims Inflation group, looks at the impact of the pandemic on the frequency and severity of motor claims and the issues which reserving actuaries should consider.
What is the goal as we build back better from the aftermath of COVID-19?
Josephine Robertson, MA FIA CERA MPH, with inputs from the workstream, discusses the importance of revisiting the definition of goals we strive to achieve while we rebuild our post-pandemic societies.
Problems with targeting GDP growth
James Fisher, with inputs from within the COVID-19 workstream, discusses the potential drawbacks of using economic growth as the primary lens through which government policy decisions are made.
Data Science Certificate case studies: David Tudor-Griffith
David Tudor-Griffith was part of the first IFoA Data Science Certificate cohort. In this blog he tells us about his experience of taking part in the course and what actuaries can gain from it.
Making an impact in sustainability and how you can do the same
Sara Ronayne, an Actuary at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD), member of our Sustainability Board, and Co-Chair of our Sustainability Early Careers Board, talks about her career, making an impact in sustainability, and how you can do the same.
How exceptional has mortality been during the pandemic?
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has been publishing frequent updates on mortality in the general population during the pandemic. This blog looks back over 2020 and 2021 to put that period in historical context.
'Now is the time to act.' – Why diversity, equity and inclusion matters to the actuarial profession.
Why diversity, equity and inclusion matters to the actuarial profession.
Mental Health in Life Insurance: Triggers to Purchasing Insurance
Mental Health in Life Insurance: Triggers to Purchasing Insurance
Patrick Cleary – SFC ‘Talk Sustainability’ Interview
Cat Conquest, co-lead of the Sustainability Board’s Digital Team, sits down with Patrick Cleary, Senior Actuary at the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), to chat allthings sustainability, supervision, and inspiration.
How good are your Actuarial Reports?
The Good Actuarial Report Working Party has spent several years reflecting on and discussing how to make reports better. In our first blog in this series, we outline our proposed process and review what top-level questions need to be addressed.
Frank Redington: The Man and His Ideas
Author of 'History of British Actuarial Thought', Craig Turnbull, discusses his forthcoming webinar, Frank Redington: The Man and His Ideas that reflects on how the contributions of Frank Redington may provide fresh insight for modern actuarial work, and how, with some trepidation, he prepared for his talk.
Climate Justice and Future Generations
Those most at risk from the impacts of climate change often have the least influence over its causes. This stark reality was the central point of discussion in our Road to Glasgow webinar, Climate Justice and Future Generations.
Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion as a leader
Embedding diversity, equity and inclusion as a leader
What do developing countries need to deal with the threat of climate change?
The world’s 152 developing nations are likely to be those most impacted by climate change – and have economies least able to recover from its dire consequences. Our Road to Glasgow webinar, which took place just before COP26, reflected on this crucial question with an expert panel.
Diversity, equity and inclusion - A first-hand experience
Diversity, equity and inclusion - A first-hand experience
What is COP27 and why is it in the headlines?
Andrew Hetherington, member of the IFoA's Sustainability Early Careers Board, leads off a series of blogs providing commentary on COP27, the international climate change conference. This first article provides a brief background on what COP27 is and what's been tabled for discussion over the next couple of weeks.
Mentoring Matters: How we are helping increase diversity
The IFoA Foundation explores how it is improving diversity in the profession through the Actuarial Mentoring Programme. And four new mentees from across the globe explain why they applied to the scheme.
Chartered status enhances the IFoA’s brand and protects the profession
Tan Suee Chieh explains why Chartered status is something to be welcomed, not feared.