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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.

Sara Ronayne, an Actuary at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD), member of the IFoA Sustainability Board, and Co-Chair of the IFoA Sustainability Early Careers Board, talks about her career, making an impact in sustainability, and how you can do the same.  

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.

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.

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', where the panel explored intergeneric fairness in climate policies as well as how young people can be given a more prominent voice in climate politics.

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 [linlk], which took place just before COP26, reflected on this crucial question with an expert panel.

As part of the Life Climate working party, the insurance risk sub-group is looking at how to support actuaries with climate-related analysis in the context of insurance liabilities, and the impact on non-economic factors.

Over the past couple of years, many authorities around the world have declared a climate emergency. It is now widely accepted that climate change presents a material systemic financial risk.

The IFoA Foundation is the dedicated charitable arm of the IFoA and is hoping to raise funds this festive season to support the ongoing delivery of the Foundation’s ambitious three-year plan. This includes a grant programme that supports actuarial students across the globe who need financial assistance to complete their studies.

Duncan Heald (of Scor) and Landi du Toit (of PartnerRe), members of the CMI Income Protection Committee, summarise the results of a Covid-19 survey they recently conducted.

Compared with other features of insurance underwriting, mental health is inadequately understood.  It is a multifaceted and emotive topic that will require the combination of understanding, experience, and open collaboration to help millions of people.  In this blog, Jon Loach sheds a little light on the work of the IFoA’s Mental Health Working Party.

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Self-administered Pension Schemes (SAPS) Committee has published its latest annual analysis of the mortality experience of pension scheme members. This covers the period 2013-2020, so is the first to include experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog briefly summarises key points from the analysis.