Sessional research programme

If the event you wish to attend is marked as fully booked, please contact the events team to be added to the waiting list, so we can notify you in case of cancellations. You can also turn up on the night; spare places will be allocated on a first come first served basis after the booked delegates have taken their seats.

The meetings are now recorded, and qualify for CPD. Please use the links to video- and audio recordings below, or view all recorded events.

Read more about Sessional research events (including formats, author guidelines, timetable and template).

Programme of sessional research events:

PLEASE NOTE:  registration opens three months in advance of the meeting

Previous sessional research events

17 June 2013	London		Mortality Seminar series: Exploring the Future; Defining the Questions	Jon Forster, Andrew Cairns, Torsten Kleinow and Cathryn Lewis
9 May 2013	London		Spring Lecture: 'Britain's fiscal watchdog: a view from the kennel'	Robert Chote
22 April 2013	London		Extreme events WP paper	Ralph Frankland (chair) and other members of the Extreme Events working party
25 March 2013	London		Unintended Consequences Basel II and Solvency II	An IMF working paper co-authored by Malcolm Kemp and Padraic O’Malley
18 March 2013	Edinburgh		Efficient portfolio construction using cash-based and derivative instruments	Malcolm Jones
25 Feb 2013	London		Efficient portfolio construction using cash-based and derivative instruments	Malcolm Jones
18 Feb 2013	Edinburgh		Holistic balance sheet and Employer covenant	Sponsored research by Barrie & Hibbert and PwC
4 Feb 2013	London		Triangle-free reserving	Pietro Parodi; Brian Hey Prize Winner 2012
28 Jan 2013	London		Holistic balance sheet and Employer covenant	Sponsored research by Barrie & Hibbert and PwC
21 Jan 2013	Edinburgh		Unintended Consequences Basel III and Solvency II	An IMF working paper co-authored by Malcolm Kemp and Padraic O’Malley
26 Nov 2012	London		A Value-at-Risk framework for longevity liabilities	Stephen Richards, Iain Currie & Gavin Ritchie
19 Nov 2012	Edinburgh		A Value-at-Risk framework for longevity liabilities	Stephen Richards, Iain Currie & Gavin Ritchie
23 Oct 2012	London		Is there a place in the UK Defined Contribution pensions market for a guaranteed savings product?	Investment Products for Retirement Savings Working Party Chaired by Scott Eason
22 Oct 2012	London		Long-term care – a review of global funding models (a discussion paper)	Sue Elliott, Sophie Golds, Ian Sissons & Hamish Wilson
8 Oct 2012	Edinburgh		The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Autumn Lecture	Jeremy Peat
24 Sept 2012	London		Mortality improvement by Socio-economic circumstances in England (1982 to 2006)	Joseph Lu, Wun Wong & Madhavi Bajekal
17 Sept 2012	Edinburgh		A Review of the Use of Complex Systems Applied to Risk Appetite and Emerging Risks in ERM Practice	N. Cantle, N. Allan, P. Godfrey & Y. Yin
11 June 2012	Leeds		Pension plan solvency and extreme market movements: a regime switching approach	Iain Clacher et al.
28 May 2012	London		Is there a place for guarantees in the DC market?	Scott Eason et al (Retirement Products Working Party)
23 April 2012	London		Transforming Consumer Information	Consumer Information Working Party
26 March 2012	London		Reserving for Solvency II	Susan Dreksler et al.
19 March 2012	Edinburgh		What solvency II firms can learn from Swiss Re solvency experience	Philip Keller and Michael Eves
27 Feb 2012	London		Financial management of the UK PPF	Martin Clarke et al.
20 Feb 2012	Edinburgh		Financial management of the UK PPF	Martin Clarke et al.
30 Jan 2012	London		Meeting defined benefit pension obligations: Measurement, risk and flight paths	Jon Hatchett, Marcus Hurd and Iain Clacher
16 Jan 2012	Edinburgh		Meeting defined benefit pension obligations: Measurement, risk and flight paths	Jon Hatchett, Marcus Hurd and Iain Clacher
28 Nov 2011	London		A review of the use of complex systems applied to risk appetite and emerging risks in ERM practice	Neil Cantle et al.
7 Nov 2011	Edinburgh		A common risk classification system for the Actuarial Profession.	Patrick Kelliher; D Willmot, J Vij, and Paul Klumpes
31 Oct 2011	London		A common risk classification system for the Actuarial Profession.	Patrick Kelliher; D Willmot, J Vij, and Paul Klumpes
10 Oct 2011	Edinburgh		The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Autumn Lecture.	Sir Harry Burns
26 Sept 2011	London		Calculating and communicating tail association and the risk of extreme loss.	Paul Sweeting
19 Sept 2011	Edinburgh		Address by the Leader of the Scottish Board	David Martin
6 June 2011	The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral		Redefining the deviance objective for generalised linear models	A.C. Lovick and P.K.W. Lee.
11 May 2011	Edinburgh		Insurance accounting: a new era?	IFRS Working Party
11 April 2011	London		Insurance accounting: a new era?	IFRS Working Party
29 March 2011	London	Speech	Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Spring Lecture	Martin Weale
28 March 2011	London		Redefining the deviance objective for generalised linear models	A.C. Lovick and P.K.W. Lee
21 March 2011	Edinburgh		Equity between with-profits policyholders and shareholders	C.D. O'Brien
28 Feb 2011	London		Entity-wide risk management for pension funds	M.H.D. Kemp and C.C. Patel
21 Feb 2011	Edinburgh		Entity-wide risk management for pension funds	M.H.D. Kemp and C.C. Patel
31 Jan 2011	London		Developing a framework for the use of discount rates in actuarial work	Discount Rates Steering Committee
18 Jan 2011	London		ERM and strategic business management for health insurance companies	G. Orros and J. Smith
17 Jan 2011	Edinburgh		Developing a framework for the use of discount rates in actuarial work	Discount Rates Steering Committee
15 Nov 2010	Edinburgh		An executive's handbook for understanding and risk managing unit linked guarantees	J. Maher, J. Corrigan and W. Diffey