IFoA at 2026 party conferences
Key findings and full briefing from the 2026 party conferences.
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Health and Care Board update
Vicky Gardner, Chair of the IFoA’s Health and Care Board, shares an update.
From ‘I am not a robot’ to ‘I am an actual actuarial human’
Automating investment analysis the actuarial way
Wellness and prevention in the UK insurance industry: what does the industry think?
Early intervention, customer engagement and other factors.
Still fit for purpose? Testing the “16” Series tables against 2022-2024 experience
Exploring some of the interesting features from CMI Working Paper 215
All articles
Climate scenarios in general insurance
The IFoA Sustainability Working Party’s climate scenarios sub-group explores use of climate scenarios in the non-life insurance industry and by regulators in assessing climate change impact. The authors focus on the developed insurance markets in North America and Europe.
Unveiling the post-pandemic landscape
Key insights from the CMI Assurances Committee’s latest working paper on term assurances
Changing landscape of AI regulations
The IFoA’s Data Science, Sustainability and Climate Change Working Party discuss recent updates to AI regulations
Navigating the seas of actuarial insight: a journey into data availability
The IFoA’s Data Availability in Health and Care Working Party shares its recent outputs and exciting developments to come.
Climate scenario analysis for life insurers
This short article is an initial output from the IFoA Life Climate Scenarios Working Party (Assumptions and scenario modelling) – it provides a brief outline of how climate scenarios can be used by a life insurance company.
COP28: “A cause for optimism?”
Our Policy and Public Affairs Team explores the important developments that came out of COP28 in Dubai, 30 November to 12 December 2023
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.