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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Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape of Funded Reinsurance
The IFoA’s UK Funded Reinsurance Working Party reviews PRA's expectations on Funded Reinsurance
Actuarial Innovation Challenge: showcasing student talent in India
The Actuarial Innovation Challenge and IFoA India Conference offer a unique chance for students to tackle real-world issues and make an impact in the actuarial field. These events offer invaluable experiences for actuaries of the future to gain insights from industry leaders
IFoA Life Conference 2024: growthbusters
Alan Marshall, Review Actuary at the IFoA, previews his Life Conference 2024 plenary session, which features an unreleased professional skills video related to equity release: ‘Growthbusters’.
IFoA Member Perspectives
IFoA President, Kartina Tahir Thomson, on the IFoA’s programme of member surveys – now moving to a quarterly schedule.
Unleashing the power of N-BEATS on the S&P Green Bond Index
With the ongoing focus on ESG and data science, the IFoA’s Data Science, Sustainability and Climate Change Working Party continues its theme of marrying these fields
Portfolio alignment metrics: what are they and how are they used in net zero investing?
The IFoA’s Net Zero and the Implications for Investment Portfolios Working Party introduces its new paper on portfolio alignment metrics
From deaths of despair to lives of hope?
Matthew Edwards, editor of the IFoA Longevity Bulletin, outlines some of the mortality implications of common aspects of poor mental health.
IFoA adult social care roundtable
On 2 July, the IFoA Social Care Working Party hosted a hybrid roundtable event of social care experts at Staple Inn, London. We had broad representation from the IFoA, ABI, Age UK, Alzheimer’s Scotland, Care England, Equity Release Council, The Health Foundation, Nuffield Trust, LSE, My Care Consultant, and Partners in Care and Health (ADASS/LGA).
AI actuarial policy update 4
This blog, brought to you by the IFoA Policy and Public Affairs team, is the fourth in a series providing relevant updates on AI policy development from the IFoA, the UK Government and international jurisdictions.
IFoA Asia Conference 2024: Q&A with speaker Martin Noble
With Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) being one of the prominent topics at the forthcoming IFoA Asia Conference 2024, Martin Noble discusses the panel discussion, "ESG and the Insurance Sector – Best practice considerations for actuaries."