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The greatest challenge of our time
Here we set out what climate change means for the actuarial profession, including the risks and opportunities.
Who is Liz Truss, and what does she believe?
In this latest IFoA blog, we look how the immediate objectives outlined by Prime Minister, Liz Truss play out against Truss’s world view and the political landscape that her Government faces – and looks at what they may mean for actuaries.
Comparing nature-related and climate-related risks
This is part two in a series of blogs about nature-related risk from the IFoA’s biodiversity Working Party. Both nature-related and climate-related risks are topical fields often discussed together. Here we explore the similarities and differences between these two concepts.
Geopolitical risk and securitisation markets: edge of chaos
Geopolitical risk and securitisation markets: edge of chaos
James Wilde – ‘Talk Sustainability’ Interview
Naveena James, a volunteer for the IFoA’s Sustainable Finance Community, sat down with Dr. James Wilde, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, to chat about sustainability.
What does an investment consulting actuary do?
In this blog, Lucy Barron, Partner, Investment Consulting at Aon and Head of Investment Risk Settlement team, talks about how actuarial skills are necessary for her role and discusses her own career path.
What does an Insurance Analytics Actuary do?
Clara Yan, Head of Insurance Analytics at Robeco talks about her role, how her actuarial skills have helped in this role and sector, and discusses her career path.
Survey shows widespread use of the latest CMI Model
This blog provides a high-level summary of the CMI’s latest survey on the use of the CMI Mortality Projections Model by insurers and reinsurers, focussing on how users are reacting to the pandemic.
Initial census results suggest lower life expectancies in the general population
This blog considers how initial results from the 2021 census in England & Wales might lead to lower estimates of recent and future mortality improvements and cohort life expectancies from the CMI Model than previously thought.