Professionalism events

For more information regarding professionalism events for experienced actuaries, please refer to the professional skills training handbook
Event date:
07 November 2013

Social media: Collective intelligence trumps elite thinking?

Speaker:  Dawid Konotey-Ahulu Social media is opening up the possibilities for trustees to benefit from a greater exposure to group thinking on the problems facing pension schemes. Given the right circumstances, groups of people are generally smarter ... read more >>

Event date:
20 November 2013

Stochastic modelling - theory and reality from an actuarial perspective

Dublin, Ireland This seminar, organised by the European Actuarial Academy, the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, and the IAA, is based on the book 'Stochastic Modelling - Theory and Reality from an Actuarial Perspective'.  It is designed to provide ... read more >>

Event date:
10 October 2013

The-Women's-Insurance-Net-Work

The next meeting of The-Women’s-Insurance-Net-Work is back once again at the lovely Down Hall Hotel in October. We have a mixed bag of an agenda for you, guaranteed to provoke thoughts and ideas, bring you up to speed industry matters and introduce you to ... read more >>

Event date:
12 September 2013

TANC event: Authentic leadership

Speaker:  Guy Gumbrell, Client Director, Cass Executive Education The word “authentic” is being used more and more in connection with leadership behaviour in the world of business. It’s not difficult to see where the attraction with this word has come ... read more >>

Event date:
25 September 2013

ERM: Insight for Insurers

Risk management has always been core to what we do. However, in today’s environment of economic and financial uncertainty, new regulation and emerging lessons from the financial crisis, risk management has been elevated to a new level of importance and ... read more >>

Event date:
09 November 2013

Lord Mayor's Show, lunch and fireworks - Invitation from the Worshipful Company of Actuaries

The Worshipful Company of Actuaries (WCA) is once again inviting members of the profession, and their friends and families, to view the Lord Mayor’s Show - at almost 800 years, the oldest, longest and most popular procession in the world - on Saturday, 9th ... read more >>

Event date:
15 August 2013

CANUK General Insurance Seminar

Programme   17.45   Registration   18.15    Introduction – Susan Yang, CANUK Committee Member   18.20 2013 ASTIN updates – by Jo Lo, Head of Actuarial Research and Development, ... read more >>

Event date:
06 September 2013

Longevity Nine. The ninth international longevity risk and capital markets solutions conference

This conference, in Beijing in September 2013, is being hosted by the China Institute for Actuarial Science (CIAS), Central University of Finance & Economics (CUFE). ThemeIts key theme will be Identifying and addressing the key elements necessary ... read more >>

Event date:
16 September 2013

Dependence modeling using mulitvariate copulas with applications - two-day course

Multivariate data abound in many applications including insurance, risk management, finance, biology, health and environmental sciences. Copulas are a useful way to model multivariate data as they account for the dependence structure and provide a flexible ... read more >>

Event date:
13 June 2013

TANC evening seminar: How to gamble if you must (courtesy of the Reverend Bayes)

Speaker:  Professor David Spiegelhalter, Cambridge University Date and Time:  Thursday 13 June 2013, 18.00 - 21.00 Location:  Room 2003, Cass Business School, 106 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8TZ Bayesian theory is widely used every day across ... read more >>

Event date:
24 June 2013

Groupe Consultatif Summer School

The Summer School is organised by the Institut des Actuaires, and will be held in parallel with the IAA's AFIR/ERM - PBSS - Life Colloquium. The themes of the Summer School will be Solvency II and the review of the IORP Directive. Further information on ... read more >>

Event date:
24 June 2013

Groupe Consultatif Summer School

This year, the Groupe's Summer School is being hosted by the Institut des Actuaires and will be held in Lyon, France, from 24-26 June 2013.  The themes of the Summer School will be Solvency II and the review of the IORP Directive. Download: the full ... read more >>

Event date:
31 July 2013

KSS event: Discussion of EIOPA Long Term Guarantee Impact Assessment Study

 Presented by Sandy SharpHosted by Prudential, StirlingTo book your place at this event please email: amanda.muirhead@prudential.co.ukRegistration: 12:00 - 12:30Programme: 12:30 - 13:30 ... read more >>

Event date:
22 May 2013

KSS Event: The Impossibility of Pensions

 Can society support a retired population in the style it desires?Presented by Kate Yates.Hosted by Towers Watson, Edinburgh.To book your place please email: Barbara.McMurray@towerswatson.comRegistration: 08:00 - 08:30Programme: 08:30 - 09:30 ... read more >>

Event date:
17 April 2013

KSS Event: Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst

The event will discuss the impact of a prolonged period of low long term interest rates on pension fund and insurance company balance sheets.Presented by Martin PotterHosted by Hymans Robertson GlasgowTo book you place at this event, please email: ... read more >>

Event date:
19 February 2013

A Cure for Ageing?: A Debate with Dr Aubrey de Grey and Prof. Richard Faragher

Scientists have discovered numerous ways to produce significant extensions in the lifespan of various species - what about humans? Dr Aubrey De Grey contends that senior scientists in the field of ageing have distorted the relationship between ageing and ... read more >>

Event date:
19 March 2013

Actuarial Mathematics Workshop 2013

The purpose of these annual workshops is to enhance collaboration between practitioners and academics in the field of financial and actuarial mathematics. Speakers are invited from industry and academia to come and discuss their current research interests. ... read more >>

Event date:
05 February 2013

Chinese Actuarial Network UK - Edinburgh launch event

Please note: This event is now fully booked. If you'd like to be added to the waiting list please email Waleed SolimanThe Chinese Actuarial Network UK (CANUK) is delighted to invite you to the launch of the Chinese Actuarial Network UK Edinburgh on Tuesday ... read more >>

Event date:
31 January 2013

Johannesburg Sessional Meeting

A Sessional Meeting will be held in Johannesburg, at Old Mutual Sandton, on 31 January 2013. Nick Dexter FIA will be joining forces with ASSA to present a comprehensive update on the progress that the Member Support Division has made in developing the ... read more >>

Event date:
30 January 2013

Cape Town Sessional Meeting

A sessional meeting will be held at the Auditorium, Old Mutual Pinelands on the evening of 30 January 2013. Nick Dexter FIA will be joining forces with ASSA to present a comprehensive update on the progress that the Member Support Division has made in ... read more >>