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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.
Reflections on COP27: one week in
In this blog post Sara Joslin, member of the IFoA Sustainability Board, runs through the important highlights from the first week at COP27. Her piece includes putting loss and damage on the agenda for the first time and bringing integrity to net zero commitments.
Why I support the chartered actuary designation
IFoA Council Member Mukami Njeru explains why adopting the Chartered Actuary designation will play a key part in ensuring the future of the profession.
COP27: week two highlights as the summit packs up for another year
Andrew Hetherington, a member of the IFoA's Sustainability Early Careers Board, considers some of the key initiatives launched during the second week of COP27.
Why Chartered is the right thing
Michael Tripp explains why he is saying Vote ‘Yes’ to Chartered Actuary!
Room for improvement?
Chair of the IFoA’s Management Board Grahame Stott explores how your response to our annual IFoA member survey helps to improve your member experience and can lead to real benefits for your career.
National Inclusion Week: Share who you are
To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part one, she shares what makes her who she is. The six-part series covers self-identification, diagnosis, stigma, and strengths and challenges. She also highlights what we, in the spirit of inclusivity, can all do to support neurodivergent individuals.
How does Royal Mail’s CDC scheme ‘smooth’ pensions?
Collective Defined Contribution pension schemes are a new way to help people save for retirement in the UK. Here we explore how CDCs of the kind Royal Mail is proposing ‘smooth’ pensions and share risk.
Coldplay's climate action is setting a precedent
Coldplay fan and IFoA Sustainability Board member Rosalind Rossouw explores how the band is showing what’s possible if we all act together on climate change.
National Inclusion Week: Autism and creativity
To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part three, she explores creativity in autistic people. The six-part series covers self-identification, diagnosis, stigma, and strengths and challenges. She also highlights what we, in the spirit of inclusivity, can all do to support neurodivergent individuals.