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Life practice executive committee

Life practice executive committee terms of reference

Life Practice Executive Committee1 Terms of Reference Reports to: N/A – created by Joint Councils and its work is overseen by the Member Support Executive Committee. Purpose: Supports members, primarily those in the UK but including those ... read more >>

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Patrick Kelliher
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The Actuary, Jan 2008

Comparing bank and life insurer risks, part 2

Click here to print this page Banking: A risk comparison In the second of two articles, Patrick Kelliher concludes his analysis of the various risks faced by banks and life insurers and asks what each can learn from the other The first part of this ... read more >>

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Vaishnavi Srinivasan and Pradip Tapadar
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Risk magazine Special Report. Jan 2008

Economic capital: a unifying approach

96 Regulation and compliance January 2008 SPECIAL REPORT ECONOMIC CAPITAL A unifying approach Economic capital has the potential to make nancial services rms more risk-aware in their capital management, enabling investors and regulators to easily ... read more >>

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Stewart Ritchie\; Nick Dumbreck
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Response from the Actuarial Profession

Board for Actuarial Standards (BAS) consultation towards a conceptual framework

consultation response Board for Actuarial Standards Consultation Towards a Conceptual Framework Comments from the Actuarial Profession January 2008 Mr Paul Seymour Chair m an The Board for Actuarial Standards Aldwyc h Hous e 71-91 ... read more >>

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David Hart
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The Actuary, January/February 2008

News from the industry and from the world of general insurance - January 2008

NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY – JANUARY 2008 FROM THE WORLD OF GENERAL INSURANCE Asbestos and pollution developments The English Technology and Construction Court has found in favour of the main contractor, Briggs & Forrester (B&F), in ... read more >>

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Brian Fleming, Gareth Derbyshire
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Our Changing Future meeting, 29 January 2008
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Gareth Derbyshire
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Our Changing Future meeting, 29 January 2008

Absolute return strategies. A pensions perspective

A Pensions Perspective Absolute Return Strategies 29 January 2008 “Our Changing Future” Gareth Derbyshire Agenda Why absolute return? And why now? Less β, more α Sample asset allocation 1 Absolute Return – Why Now? Liabilities ... read more >>

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Brian Fleming
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Our Changing Future meeting, 29 January 2008

Absolute return strategies for with-profit funds

Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh 29 January 2008 Absolute Return Strategies for With-Profit Funds Brian JW Fleming Head of Multi-Asset Risk and Structuring Standard Life Investments Absolute returns for with-profit funds – what’s new? With-profit ... read more >>

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Sessional meeting paper, 28 January 2008 (mp3)
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CMI SAPS Mortality Committee

Working Paper 32: Proposed graduations of the CMI SAPS 2000-2006 mortality experience based on data collected to 30 June 2007

Working Paper 32: Proposed graduations of the CMI SAPS 2000-2006 mortality experience based on data collected to 30 June 2007 CMI SAPS Mortality Committee Agenda ? Introduction Brian Wilson ? WP 32 Graduations Andrew Gaches ? Future ... read more >>

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Lis Gibson (Chairman); Caroline Barlow; Neil Bruce; Steven Fisher; Neil Hilary; Ian Hilder; Richard Winter
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General Insurance Board; General Insurance Reserving Oversight Committee

General insurance reserving - actuarial best estimates and proxy methods

A commentary from Actuarial Profession’s General Insurance Reserving Oversight Committee (GI ROC) January 2008 General Insurance Reserving Actuarial Best Estimates and Proxy Methods A commentary from Actuarial Profession’s General Insurance ... read more >>

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Dave Grimshaw

EU Gender Directive: A CMI perspective

EU Gender Directive: A CMI perspective Dave Grimshaw Secretary, Continuous Mortality Investigation 28 January 2008 A CMI perspective: Agenda ?Introduction (What is the CMI?) ?Generic issues arising from the legislation for the CMI ... read more >>

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Pensions Board
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Scheme Actuary letter

GN11: Retirement benefit schemes - transfer values. Version 9.3. Letter from the Chairman of the Pensions Board

The Board for Actuarial Standards (BAS) has published an amended version (v9.3, effective 1 February 2008) of GN11 v9.2. This changes the wording of the specimen certificate in Appendix A, to reflect correctly that GN11 is now published by the BAS. The BAS ... read more >>

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The Actuarial Profession

Work-based skills. Questions and answers

This document contains questions posed by employers and answers from the Actuarial Profession. Work-Based Skills — Questions and Answers (27 January 2011) Page 1   Work Based Skills Questions and Answers This document contains questions ... read more >>

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Paul Jayson
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Mortality and longevity seminar, 15 April 2008

Alternatives to traditional buyout (handouts)

Alternatives to Traditional Buyout Paul Jayson Barnett Waddingham LLP The buy-out market • Before 2005: Duopoly – Legal & General and Prudential • Now: 20 plus providers –More competition –Greater flexibility – Lower prices • Risk adjusted ... read more >>

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Tushar Chatterjee; Angus Macdonald; Catriona Macdonald; Edward Roche; Howard Waters
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Faculty Sessional Meeting paper, 14 January 2008 (mp3)

The impact of medical advances and lifestyle on mortality (mp3 sound file)

This paper summarises the research resulting from two initiatives by the profession designed to help actuaries and others gain a better understanding of trends in morbidity and mortality: the Actuaries Panel on Medical Advances (APMA) and the Mortality ... read more >>

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Angus S Macdonald; Edward Roche

How will Trastuzumab affect life insurance?

Trastuzumab (trade name Herceptin) is a new anti-cancer drug, effective in the 15-25% or so of cases in which the tumour shows over-expression of the HER2 gene. Recent epidemiology suggests that Traztuzumab may significantly improve survival after onset. ... read more >>

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Tushar Chatterjee\; Catriona Macdonald\; Angus Macdonald\; Edward Roche\; Howard Waters

The impact of medical advances and lifestyle on mortality (slides)

Th I t f M di l Ade mpac o e ca vances and Lifestyle on Mortality Lifestyl T h Ch tt j C t i M d ld A M d ldus ar a er ee, a r ona ac ona , ngus ac ona , Edward Roche and Howard Waters Presented to the Faculty of ... read more >>

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Simon Capewell

Studying mortality trends: The IMPACT CHD policy model

Studying mortality trends: The IMPACT CHD Policy Model Prof Simon Capewell Chair of Clinical Epidemiology DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY UK 14th January 2008 Particular thanks to: Julia Critchley, Kath Bennett Martin O’Flaherty, ... read more >>

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Tushar Chatterjee; Catriona Macdonald; Angus Macdonald; Edward Roche; Howard Waters
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Presented to the Faculty of Actuaries, 14 January 2008

The impact of medical advances and lifestyle on mortality (slides)

Slides of a presentation of a paper that summarises the research resulting from two initiatives by the profession designed to help actuaries and others gain a better understanding of trends in morbidity and mortality: the Actuaries Panel on Medical ... read more >>