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Andrew Cairns and Torsten Kleinow
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Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium, 13 - 14 September 2011

C02: Modelling mortality and smoking prevalence in developed countries

Mortality and Smoking Prevalence Torsten Kleinow joint work with Andrew J.G. Cairns Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Emerging trends in mortality and longevity symposium 2011 Mortality 1960 1970 1980 1990 ... read more >>

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Mary Hall
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Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium, 13 - 14 September 2011

D02: Trends in mortality differences between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the 20th Century

© 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Emerging trends in mortality and longevity symposium 2011 Mary Hall Mortality in Ireland in the 20th Century 14th September 2011 Contents • All-cause mortality in Ireland 1901 to 2006 • Cause ... read more >>

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Kevin Somerville
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Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium, 13 - 14 September 2011

D03: Evidence, underwriting and mortality

16/08/2011 1 Evidence, Underwriting d M lian orta ty Kevin Somerville, Medical Consultant, Global Life and Health Underwriting, Swiss Re  Standard vs sub-standard, who decides? – Actuary and Underwriter or Actuary vs Underwriter Agenda ... read more >>

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Al Klein
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Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium, 13 - 14 September 2011

B03: Life insurance underwriting in the United States - yesterday, today and tomorrow

8/16/2011 1 Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium 2011 Life Insurance Underwriting in the U it d St t Warwick University, 13 September 2011 Al Klein, FSA, MAAA – Milliman © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk n ... read more >>

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Marion Didou and Jennifer Hartley
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Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium, 13 - 14 September 2011

B02: Comparison of cause of death trends across US, UK, France and Spain

16/08/2011 1 Emerging Trends in Mortality and Longevity Symposium 2011 Jennifer Hartley & Marion Didou Comparison of cause © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk of death trends 13 September ... read more >>

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Nigel Wilson
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Open Forum: Does diversification exist in a global market?, 25 May 2011

Open Forum: Does diversification exist in a global market?

23/05/2011 1 © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Nigel Wilson May 2011 BUILDING A DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS THAT CREATES SHAREHOLDER VALUE IN A FAT TAIL WORLD. L&G’S FINANCIAL STRATEGY. Sustainable, predictable and ... read more >>

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E Munro
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Open Forum: Does diversification exist in a global market?, 25 May 2011

Absolute return investing with equity and fixed income, E Munro

12/05/2011 1 © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Euan Munro, Director of Fixed Interest & Multi-asset Investing Standard Life Investments Absolute return investing with equity and fixed income Diversification – does it exist ... read more >>

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Jane Curtis
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Health and Care Conference, 18 - 20 May 2011

Presidential update

16/05/2011 1 A Strategy for the Profession trateg fo Jane Curtis, President-Elect, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Briefing © 2011 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk 19 May 2011 Objectives of session • Present our vision for ... read more >>

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Steven Major
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Open forum: sovereign debt crisis - and the future of the Euro

Sound file - Open forum: sovereign debt crisis - and the future of the Euro, 24/03/11

This is a recording of the Open forum: sovereign debt crisis - and the future of the Euro that took place on 24/03/11. ... read more >>

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Steven Major
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Open Forum: Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Future of the Euro, 25 March 2011

Open forum: sovereign debt crisis and the future of the Euro

Global Fixed Income Research Sovereign tug-of-war Eurozone muddles through March 2011 Steven Major, CFA Global Head Fixed Income Research HSBC Bank plc +44 20 7991 5980 steven.j.major@hsbcib.com View HSBC Global Research at: ... read more >>

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IFRS Working Party
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Sessional research discussion paper

Insurance accounting: a new era?

Insurance accounting has for many years proved a challenging topic for standard setters, preparers and users, often described as a 'black box'.  Will recent developments, in particular the July 2010 Insurance Contracts Exposure Draft, hearald a new ... read more >>

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Resource and Environment Group
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Newsletter

Resource and Environment Group Newsletter March 2011

This is the third edition of a regular newsletter produced by the Resource and Environment Group Resource and Environment Group Since our last newsletter (November 2010), REG has set up a managing committee to organise our activities. The members are ... read more >>

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Chris Beanland
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Legal principles: what can go wrong?, 14 February 2011

Legal principles: What can go wrong?

14/02/2011 1 © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Legal Principles –What can go Wrong? Chris Beanland Lawyers and Actuaries • Contact through being sued • Acting as an expert witness • Working jointly on deals (share ... read more >>

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Tony Hewitt
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Professionalism: Should you Speak up or Whistle Blow? How do you Decide?, 9 February 2011

Professionalism: should you speak up or whistle blow? How do you decide?

01/02/2011 1 © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Whistleblowing event, Staple Inn, Wednesday 9 February 2011 Speaker: Tony Hewitt, Imperial College Business School Professionalism: Should you speak up or report? How do you ... read more >>

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Neil Cantle
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Unravelling the complexity of risk, 13 January 2011

Unravelling the complexity of risk

13/01/2011 1 © 2010 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Open Forum – 21st January 2011 Marcus Bowser (Chair) Neil Cantle Neil Allan Unravelling the complexity of risk Plan for this session • Why is a new approach needed and why now? ... read more >>

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C.A. Cowling, R. Frankland, R.T.G. Hails, M.H.D. Kemp, R.L. Loseby, J.B. Orr and A.D. Smith
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Sessional research paper

Developing a framework for the use of discount rates in actuarial work

The Management Board of the UK Actuarial Profession is undertaking a thought leadership cross-practice research project on the use of discount rates by UK actuaries.  The timing for this research is particularly appropriate as there is a convergence ... read more >>

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Andrew Slater
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Momentum conference 2010

D1: Discount rates: who needs them?

© 2010 The Actuarial Profession circle4 www.actuaries.org.uk Momentum 2010 Andrew Slater Discount rates Who needs them? 10 December 2010 1 Disclaimer The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter. © 2010 The Actuarial Profession ... read more >>

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Ben Kemp; Julie Norris
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Professionalism: a matter of principle...?
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Mike Fiszer
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Networking Event: Positive Leadership, 6 December 2010

Networking event: positive leadership - The wheel of life

The Wheel of Life The eight sections in the wheel of life represent balance. Visualise the centre of the wheel as 0 and the outer edge as 10, and rank your level of satisfaction with each area by drawing a line to ... read more >>

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Mike Fiszer
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Networking Event: Positive Leadership, 6 December 2010

Networking event: positive leadership - Optimism checklist

OPTIMISM CHECKLIST The following checklist is made up of tips and techniques to help you develop and maintain a more optimistic outlook. This is especially useful when looking at your success and failures. Place a check mark beside those that are ... read more >>