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Black Swan 1930 X 1250

Redefining uncertainty in our unpredictable world

This op-ed is adapted from a paper, ‘The future of risk and insurability in the era of systemic disruption, unpredictability and artificial intelligence’, published in Journal of Operational Risk (Risk.Net) in June 2025.
07 January 2026
Actuarial Innovation Challenge 2.0 Finalists 1930 X 1250

Actuarial Innovation Challenge 2.0: Celebrating ideas that shape the future of risk

The Actuarial Innovation Challenge (AIC) returned this year with even greater energy, creativity and participation. 
16 December 2025
Ifoa India Conference 2025 Delegates 3 1930 X 1250

IFoA India Conference 2025: A successful second edition marking another milestone for the profession

IFoA India Conference 2025 concluded on a high note at the Andaz, New Delhi – marking the second successful edition of this flagship hybrid event, following an exceptional launch in 2024.
15 December 2025
DEI Data Survy Blog

QAS: Setting the standard for actuarial teams across the industry

Saurabh Agrawal, Head of With-Profits Management at NFU Mutual, explains what QAS accreditation means for the organisation – and how it goes beyond a standard accreditation.
12 December 2025
Volatility Abstract Austin Hervias Unsplash 1930 X 1250

Claims inflation estimation: A practical guide for historical data

The Brian Hey Prize 2025 had an exceptionally high number of submissions this year, reflecting growing enthusiasm across general insurance, data science and health fields. Here one one of the runners up, Chair of the IFoA’s Claims Inflation Working Cian Creedon, introduces research into adjusting claims’ reserving methods for economic inflation volatility.
09 December 2025
Young Actuaries Initiative Seminar 2025 1930 X 1250

Mauritius and the UK to Munich: Our experience at the YAI Leadership Seminar

Katy An and Darshan Purmessur attended the Empowering Tomorrow: Young Actuaries Leadership and Career Development Seminar in November, hosted by the Young Actuaries Initiative and the German actuarial association (DAV). Read their impressions of the two-day event that brought together young actuaries from across Europe and beyond.
09 December 2025
Eerie Mist Savannah 1930 X 1250

When black swans turn into gray rhinos

To introduce a new blog series on climate risk, the IFoA’s Life Climate Change Working Party explores the concepts of ‘black swans’ and ‘gray rhinos’ in a climate context.
05 December 2025
AI Abstract 1930 X 1250

After the headlines: six practical techniques for managing LLM hallucination

From making sure you have selected web search to learning how to engineer your prompts, Nnamdi Odozi and the AI Ethics Working Party explore six ways to work around LLM weaknesses and limitations. This is the fifth in a series of blogs by the working party.
02 December 2025
Tech Abstract Credit Tsaiwen Hsu Unsplash 1930 X 1250

Thinking fast and slow: improving how we understand and control the use of LLMs

LLMs may sound like careful thinkers. But beneath the surface, there is just statistical pattern-matching. Financial services firms must stay sceptical, enforce human oversight, and design for safety. By Brandon Horwitz (with some help from ChatGPT)*, Chair of the IFoA’s AI Ethics, Governance and Risk Management Working Party. This is the fourth in a series of blogs by the working party.
19 November 2025
abstract network

FCA’s protection market study: market overview

Yavi Ganeshamohan, Adam Hughes, and Joshua Lea of the IFoA’s Consumer Duty Working Party provide insights into the FCA’s protection market study, highlighting key dynamics shaping the retail protection landscape.
17 November 2025