The bedrock of net zero: Geopolitics and critical minerals
Critical minerals for the green energy transition through a geopolitical lens.
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Developing central climate scenarios: transition risk workshop findings
Workshop series to share insights on current thinking on what could constitute climate central ‘best estimate’ scenarios.
The Actuarial Edge 2026: Students across India put their actuarial skills to the test
The case study competition exposed aspiring actuaries to real business challenges and skills expected in the workplace.
Solvent exit planning – a practical guide | Part 8: IFoA survey on solvent exit planning
This blog series is a practical guide on solvent exit planning for practitioners and those charged with governance.
Actuaries as data stewards in the AI era
Antreas Tsiakkas explores data privacy challenges in the AI era, the role of actuaries in addressing them, and some tools the modern actuary can use.
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Time series analysis of S&P Green Bond Index
The IFoA’s Data Science, Sustainability and Climate Change Working Party shares its initial time series analysis of the S&P Green Bond Index using non-traditional techniques including neural networks.
Navigating new normals: setting mortality and longevity assumptions in the post-pandemic era
The COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted well-established processes for understanding and forecasting mortality and longevity experience. At the height of the pandemic, we observed spikes in mortality rates that were not representative of steady-state mortality rates.
COP28: hotting up in UAE
Our Policy and Public Affairs Team explores a few important things to know ahead of COP28 in Dubai, 30 November to 12 December 2023
For the actuarial eye: Autumn Statement 2023
Our Policy and Public Affairs Team explores the contents of the Autumn Statement 2023 most relevant to the work of actuaries
Considerations for actuaries when advising on commutation rates
Jon Forsyth of LCP outlines a new paper on commutation rates and explores what it’s like being a member of an IFoA working party
AI week and the AI Safety Summit: what actuaries need to know
Last week hearts and minds across Westminster turned to the rapidly rising technology of ‘frontier’ AI, in what political commentators referred to as ‘AI week’
IFoA success at party conference season 2023
Our Policy and Public Affairs Team reports back from the 2023 party conferences, an opportunity to bring the actuarial profession ‘to life’ to political stakeholders.
UK bulk annuity market: bigger, stronger, faster, harder
Over the past decade, the bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market has become almost unrecognisable, with its size, sophistication, and efficiency all evolving significantly. Here Suanne Chong and Andrew Kenyon of NatWest Markets preview their session at Life Conference 2023.
Decoding post-pandemic mortality: a first look at 2022 data
Piero Cocevar (of Phoenix Group), member of the CMI Annuities Committee, reflects on the key findings of its analysis of the mortality experience of pension annuities in payment by month to end of 2022.
Challenges in implementing an insurance-based solution for meeting cost of care in England
Adele Groyer of the IFoA’s Social Care Working Party gives an overview of the Association of British Insurers ‘Prepare for Care’ report against a background of continued uncertainty about what state support will be available in future.
Recovery and resolution plans: Life Conference 2023
A preview of the upcoming Life Conference 2023 session on meeting the new regulations for pension providers.
Climate reporting focus: Energy security and the impact on sustainable investments
This is the final part of a series of educational posts from the IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party about climate reporting topics. Here we explore the impact that energy security considerations have had on the types of assets as green investments and the consequences this may have on reporting and progress towards net zero.
Climate reporting focus: TCFD
This is part 15 of a series of educational posts from the IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party about climate reporting topics. Here we give an introduction to TCFD and a brief overview its wide-reaching recommendations.
Climate reporting focus: CDP
This is part 14 of a series of educational posts from the IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party about climate reporting topics. Here we give an introduction to CDP and a brief overview of its submission process and outcomes.
Climate reporting focus: Japan
This is part 13 of a series of educational posts from the IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party about climate reporting topics. Here we focus on Japan: current practices and a brief overview of things to come.
National Inclusion Week: Inclusion – the deaf perspective
The IFoA is pleased to support National Inclusion Week 2023 and in doing so is encouraging IFoA employees to share their stories. Here, Katie Wood, our Quality Assurance Scheme Manager, shares her personal perspective on inclusion, and what it means to her.
Recognising practice standards in a small team
HS Actuarial – which has recently become Goddard Perry Actuarial – achieved QAS accreditation in July. In this blog entry, actuary and ‘SQAR’ Chris Bunford outlines his experience of the QAS accreditation process and what it means to Goddard Perry Actuarial.
Beyond the next Parliament: The case for long-term policymaking
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is delighted to launch our policy prospectus: ‘Beyond the next Parliament: The case for long-term policymaking’.
Climate reporting focus: Australia
This is part 12 of a series of educational posts from the IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party about climate reporting topics. Here we focus on Australia: current practices and a brief overview of things to come.
Climate reporting focus: Israel
This is part 11 of a series of educational posts from the IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party about climate reporting topics. Here we focus on Israel: current practices and a brief overview of things to come.