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Chartered Actuary
CACT

Why we need to vote ‘yes’ to Chartered Actuary

Ahead of a member vote later this year, President Matt Saker writes on the proposed new Chartered Actuary designation. He explores how the proposals ensure no one loses out and why Council hold this to be a crucial step forward for the actuarial profession.

Climate Change
Risk

Recommended Papers: Understanding and managing climate change asset risks and opportunities

The IFoA’s Life Climate Change Working Party has a wide remit to help actuaries working in the life insurance industry understand climate change and the risks and opportunities presented by climate change.

Climate Change
Risk
Sustainability
Biodiversity

Understanding nature-related physical risks

This is part four in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. In this post, we focus on nature-related physical risks by providing some examples of their different types.

DEI
Neurodiversity

National Inclusion Week: The spiky profile

To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part five, she explains the ‘spiky profile’. 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.

Climate Change
Risk
Sustainability
Biodiversity

Transition risks arising from nature-related risks

This is part five in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. Here we explore nature-related transition risks, and why we need to include transition risk in nature-related risk.

DEI
Neurodiversity

National Inclusion Week: Lightbulb moment

To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part four, she shares her experiences of discovering her autism. 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.

DEI
Neurodiversity

National Inclusion Week: What I am is what I am

To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part two, she explores what autism means to her. 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.

DEI
Neurodiversity

National Inclusion Week: How to help autistic people

To celebrate National Inclusion week, education actuary Sally Calder has written a blog series on neurodiversity, with a focus on autism. In part six, she talks about 14 ways we can all help people with autism. 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.

Climate Change
Biodiversity
Sustainability

Assessing nature-related risks

This is part three in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. Here we look at some examples and tools on how financial organisations can assess nature-related risks and incorporate them into risk management frameworks.

CACT
Chartered Actuary

Chartered Actuary: meeting growing demand

John Taylor, Past President of the IFoA (2019-2020), tells us why he is convinced that Chartered Actuary is the right move for the actuarial profession.

Prizes

The Phiatus Award: Actuaries can win £5,000 for their chosen charity

The Phiatus Award: Actuaries can win £5,000 for their chosen charity

Climate Change
Biodiversity
Sustainability

Nature-related risks and opportunities: commonly used terms and definitions

This is the first in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Party. The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is developing a nature-related risk and opportunities management framework. Its aim is to help financial institutions analyse their nature-related impacts and dependencies.

Climate Change

The greatest challenge of our time

Here we set out what climate change means for the actuarial profession, including the risks and opportunities.

Policy
Public Affairs

Who is Liz Truss, and what does she believe?

In this latest IFoA blog, we look how the immediate objectives outlined by Prime Minister, Liz Truss play out against Truss’s world view and the political landscape that her Government faces – and looks at what they may mean for actuaries.

Climate Change
Biodiversity
Sustainability

Comparing nature-related and climate-related risks

This is part two in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s biodiversity Working Party. Both nature-related and climate-related risks are topical fields often discussed together. Here we explore the similarities and differences between these two concepts.

Global Markets
Risk

Geopolitical risk and securitisation markets: edge of chaos

Geopolitical risk and securitisation markets: edge of chaos

Sustainability

James Wilde – ‘Talk Sustainability’ Interview

Naveena James, a volunteer for the IFoA’s Sustainable Finance Community, sat down with Dr. James Wilde, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, to chat about sustainability.

Climate Change

Extreme Heat - The Actuarial Perspective

Extreme Heat - The Actuarial Perspective

Careers

What does an investment consulting actuary do?

In this blog, Lucy Barron, Partner, Investment Consulting at Aon and Head of Investment Risk Settlement team, talks about how actuarial skills are necessary for her role and discusses her own career path.

Careers

What does an Insurance Analytics Actuary do?

Clara Yan, Head of Insurance Analytics at Robeco talks about her role, how her actuarial skills have helped in this role and sector, and discusses her career path.