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.
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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.
Solvent exit planning – a practical guide | Part 7: lessons from banking for insurance solvent exit planning
This blog series is a practical guide on solvent exit planning for practitioners and those charged with governance.
Can we live better, as well as living longer?
The IFoA’s new Longevity Bulletin explores how longer lifetimes are reshaping society. Here the editor, Michael Anderson, FIA C.Act, touches on some of the themes that issue 18 explores.
Shaping the future under uncertainty: where next for public appraisal?
The IFoA’s Green Book Task and Finish Group reflects on some significant aspects of the UK government’s Green Book Discount Rate Review including ‘social insurance’.
Private credit: First Brands case study
This blog is the first in a series by the IFoA Private Credit Working Party. We begin with a case study that allows an examination of the credit risk, structural complexity, and regulatory considerations through the lens of the bankruptcy of First Brands, a privately owned American auto parts manufacturer, in September 2025.
From macro to mandate: how is AI set to reshape the investment decision-making lifecycle?
The articles in this blog series will follow the 7 lifecycle stages set out in this introductory piece. Each one will focus on what is actually being done at the current stage, what it takes to do it responsibly, and what it means for how investment actuaries work. We will keep them short, practical and – where the evidence warrants it – genuinely enthusiastic about what is possible. Watch this space. There is a lot to cover, and we are only getting started.
Wellness and prevention in the UK insurance industry: where do we stand today?
The IFoA Wellness and Prevention Working Party gives an overview of the prevention landscape and explores the insurance industry’s involvement in the UK.
When black swans turn into gray rhinos: part 6 – a life insurer’s perspective
In the sixth part of our swan blog series, we take a look at the implications and challenges presented to life insurers when it comes to exploring climate risk through this lens.
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Celebrating the Success of the Inaugural IFoA India Conference 2024
We are delighted to celebrate the remarkable success of the IFoA India Conference 2024, held from 29 November to 1 December at the elegant Hotel Andaz in New Delhi.
Insights from our latest IP Experience Analysis
The CMI (Continuous Mortality Investigation) Income Protection Committee has recently published Working Paper 193, presenting an analysis of experience during 2017-2020.
Ethical conflicts: when do the ends justify the means?
Murray Lidgitt of the IFoA’s Professionalism, Regulation and Ethics Working Party explores the ethical considerations that actuaries face
Climate change disclosures newsletter: November 2024
The IFoA’s Climate Change Disclosures Working Party has published its November 2024 newsletter. It provides an update on disclosure requirements around the globe since the first newsletter in May 2024.
UN SDGs and AI: Mexico
This is part one of a series of blogs by the IFoA Data Science, Sustainability and Climate Change Working Party that discusses progress updates on UN SDGs and AI use. This blog focuses on Mexico.
World Mental Health Day 2024: tackling burnout and supporting mental health in insurance
This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day (10 October) focuses on one of the most pressing challenges in today’s workplace: burnout.
Shaping tomorrow’s actuaries: unmissable IFRS 17 insights at this future-focused conference
Suruchi Bhargava, Partner/General Insurance Lead Actuary at K.A.Pandit, previews her IFoA India Conference 2024 workshop. The session will focus on IFRS 17: exploring post-implementation challenges and providing clarity on the ‘how’ of IFRS 17 requirements.
Which factors best predict the mortality experience of pensioners?
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) Self-administered Pension Schemes (SAPS) Committee has published a multi-factor analysis of the mortality experience of members of UK defined benefit pension schemes. This is the first analysis of its kind, but we have considered the factors in isolation in previous analyses.
Introducing climate inequality and justice to actuaries
In the week that the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures was launched, the IFoA Inequality of Climate Change Working Party introduces the concept of climate inequality and explains why this should be an important consideration for all actuaries, with both material financial and real-world impacts.
Nature-related risks are as detrimental as climate risks: a call to action for actuaries
Mary Goldman, Nick Spencer and Esin Yilmaz Caglar of the The IFoA's Biodiversity Working Party explores nature-related risks, some current challenges in scenario analysis, and what it means for actuaries.