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Contents insurance and the Great Risk Transfer: practical solutions for vulnerable groups
A workshop between the IFoA and Fair4All Finance has produced concrete recommendations for improving insurance access among vulnerable populations. These include plans for a pilot minimum value contents insurance product.
How are green bonds helping China’s efforts to achieve net zero?
This is part of a series of blogs about net zero investment in different regions of the world outside of UK and EU. We explore how different countries are approaching the net zero transition and the investment markets that exist to support this. Here, Randall Ramsahai focuses on China.
Planetary insolvency: could climate change outpace insurance solutions?
Climate disasters are driving insurance losses up 7% annually, threatening to make vast areas uninsurable. Sandy Trust explores the looming ‘great risk transfer’ from insurers to society.
Reflections from the IFoA’s 2025 risk management symposium
The IFoA’s risk management symposium in May explored AI, climate risks, and professional development across the actuarial community. Sophie Wright, who chaired the committee, reflects on the event.
Actuarial insights supporting Saudi healthcare reform
The IFoA has supported Saudi Arabia’s healthcare transformation by facilitating an independent review of new payment and governance frameworks. Volunteers provided feedback on strategy, sector capability gaps, and data governance.
Celebrating a decade of impact: IFoA Asia Conference turns 10
Saroja Gunatilleke, IFoA Asia Conference 2025 committee member, explores the evolution and impact of the conference as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in Kuala Lumpur.
A closer look at 2023: What’s changing in term assurance experience?
As we publish our latest analysis of term assurance experience, covering data up to the end of 2023, we find ourselves at a crossroads. While the “16” Series tables continue to provide a broadly reasonable fit to recent experience, subtle shifts in patterns—especially by age, duration, and socio-economic indicators—are prompting us to ask: is it time to consider new tables?
In this blog, we explore the key themes from Working Paper 202, highlight emerging trends, and share our thoughts on what might lie ahead.
Net zero investing in Indonesia
This is part of a series of blogs about net zero investment in different regions of the world outside of UK and EU. The series explores how net zero investment markets vary in different countries and the extent to which they are supporting the net zero transition. Here, Martin Earle takes a look at Indonesia.
Celebrating excellence: 2024 Geoffrey Heywood and Peter Clark prize winners
Every year, the IFoA recognises excellence in research and communicating actuarial knowledge by awarding prestigious prizes for outstanding papers published in IFoA publications. This year’s prizes, rewarding articles published in 2024, demonstrate excellence and impact across a range of areas encountered by actuaries in their practice and research.
Transition plan reporting: lost in translation?
Despite their noble intent, these reports often face the challenge of being ‘lost in translation’, leaving stakeholders puzzled or misinformed. This blog explores the intricacies of transition plan reporting, exploring the challenges and offering insights to create meaningful and impactful communication.
2025 liquidity risk management survey
The IFoA Liquidity Working Party has conducted a benchmarking survey on current liquidity management practices to understand key topics and common approaches taken across the industry. The survey consisted of multiple choice and open-ended questions in a range of areas including contingency/optimisation actions, methodology, governance and current issues. Seven life insurance companies responded to the survey (though one firm opted to respond to only a subset of the questions). This blog summarises the key findings from the responses received and a full report will follow later this year.
Insights from the CMI’s latest subscriber survey
Jonathan Hughes (Chair of the CMI) and Stuart McDonald (Deputy Chair of the CMI) summarise the key takeaways from the CMI’s latest subscriber survey.
Taking charge of your actuarial career
The actuarial profession is rapidly evolving with AI and changing business models reshaping how actuaries work. Career coach Jane Barrett, author of ‘Taking Charge of Your Career’ argues that actuaries must proactively develop three key areas to future-proof their careers.
Why actuaries are uniquely positioned to lead AI governance
As AI reshapes the insurance industry, questions of governance grow more urgent. In this thought-provoking piece, Atreyee Bhattacharyya, member of the AI Ethics Working Party, explores why actuaries are uniquely equipped to lead the charge in ethical, accountable AI oversight. This is the second in a series of blogs by the AI Ethics Working Party.
At the heart of our community: meet the Women Actuaries Community Committee
The IFoA Women Actuaries Community Committee introduce themselves and their ongoing work
Nature at risk, models at fault: Why biodiversity can't wait
Today, the Biodiversity Working Party Scenarios group released their report “Nature at Risk, Models at Fault: Why Biodiversity Can't Wait”.
From ideas to influence: the story of The Big Pitch
Mohamed Elsheemy, Chair of the IFoA Health and Care Lifelong Learning Committee, explains the background to The Big Pitch, the success of the first such event and why you should enter The Big Pitch 2025.
Reflecting on our Actuarial Innovation Challenge experience
The Actuarial Innovation Challenge made its debut at the IFoA India Conference 2024 — and what a debut it was. With over 150 teams from across South Asia, the competition showcased the talent, creativity, and drive of the next generation of actuaries. Last year’s winners, the Actuarial Alchemists, share how the experience shaped their journey and why it’s an opportunity no student should miss.
How effective are the “S4” Series socio-economic tables?
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Self-administered Pension Schemes (SAPS) Committee has published an investigation into the efficacy of the “S4” Series socio-economic tables. This is the first analysis of its kind published by the Committee.