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Actuaries are human too: managing behavioural risks in expert judgement
Zoe Burdo and Ed Harrison from LCP preview their forthcoming presentation at the IFoA Conference 2023
Five times faster: the invisible infrastructure of climate change
Matthew Levine, Policy Manager at the IFoA, reflects on the second webinar in the IFoA’s Presidential Speaker Series on alternative economic thinking
Why actuaries should take the IFoA climate risk course
Our Climate Risk and Sustainability course, open to all members, helps actuaries understand climate risks in the same way as other major risks. We asked recent graduates Sian, Samuel and Caryl to give us their verdict.
New Capital Consensus: the investment system and how actuaries impact it
A summary of part 3 of the IFoA’s Presidential Speaker Series on alternative economic thinking
Impacts of biodiversity loss part 1: economic impacts
Biodiversity loss is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. This series of blogs, from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Group, explores how this could impact companies, countries, and economies.
On motivation: purpose and hybrid working
Actuary and author Jenny Segal previews her IFoA Conference 2023 presentation on the challenges and opportunities of the new post-pandemic world of work
DEI considerations for actuaries
Alexandra Miles and Chris Cullen preview their IFoA Conference 2023 presentation on issues of diversity that actuaries need to be alert to
Impacts of biodiversity loss part 2: sovereign credit ratings
Biodiversity loss is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. This series of blogs, from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Group, explores how this could impact companies, countries, and economies.
Impacts of biodiversity loss part 3: biodiversity disclosures
Biodiversity loss is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. This series of blogs, from the IFoA’s Biodiversity Working Group, explores how this could impact companies, countries, and economies.
The power of purposeful business
A summary of part 4 of the IFoA’s Presidential Speaker Series on alternative economic thinking
Will we die, survive or thrive next time?
A look at pandemics and longevity by David Sinclair, Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre UK.
Biodiversity and nature related risks for actuaries: an introduction
Today the IFoA publishes its new report for actuaries on nature related risks. Here the report’s author Lucy Saye explores why the finance sector needs to address biodiversity loss and the central role that actuaries can play.
Comparison of UK and US mortality projection models
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Mortality Projections Committee (MPC) worked on a joint project with the Society of Actuaries (SoA) to fit the UK and US mortality projection models to each other’s data. This blog provides and overview of the results published in CMI Working Paper 166.
Monthly term assurance claims during COVID-19 pandemic
Chris Reynolds, Chair of the CMI Assurances Committee, discusses results of analysis of term assurance claims by month, published in Working Paper 176. The work builds on previous analysis of experience by month in 2019 and 2020, by adding new 2021 data.
Inclusivity in the insurance industry: right to be forgotten and beyond
Gillian O'Keeffe and David Waters of Pacific Life Re preview their IFoA Conference 2023 presentation on inclusivity in the insurance industry.
CMI_2022 shows half-year drop in cohort life expectancy
Cobus Daneel, Chair of the CMI Mortality Projections Committee, summarises the latest update to the CMI Mortality Projections Model
Mahidhara Davangere South Asia Scholars 2023 announced
The second cohort of Mahidhara Davangere South Asia Scholarships have been awarded to 15 scholars from IFoA partner universities in South Asia to support their journey to IFoA qualification.
IFoA Asia Conference 2023: making actuarial sense of a sustainable future
Wan Saiful, CEO at Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad and chair of the IFoA Asia Conference 2023 organising committee, previews the event that takes an Asian view of the global challenges before actuaries