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Webinars and events
Cyber risk in the boardroom: reporting, challenge and crisis readiness
What does good cyber risk reporting to the board actually look like - and how does a board know whether it is getting the information it really needs?
Decoding the actuarial profession: fireside chat with senior IFoA members
Join us for an inspiring fireside chat with three accomplished actuaries as they share their journeys, challenges, and career-defining moments in the actuarial profession.
Climate Scorpion – exploring a planetary reserving error | IFoA Greater China webinar
Asset intensive reinsurance
This session aims to explore its role in managing capital and risks for insurance products, and how AIR can support insurers in capital optimisation, solvency support, and navigating regulatory frameworks.
AI and Emerging Technologies Symposium 2026
Booking now open. Whether you’re just starting to explore AI or already implementing advanced techniques, the symposium offers valuable insights at every level.
Navigating strategic horizons in general insurance across Asia: interactive roundtable
An interactive roundtable in Singapore for 15 general insurance professionals.
IFoA Asia Conference 2026
The premier conference for actuaries working in Asia. Booking is now open.
Sessional meeting: Credit transition and default risk using the T-copula
The Extreme Events Working Party presents transition risk models incorporating the T-Copula to adequately capture tail dependency.
Scottish Conference 2026
A wide range of hot topics and an opportunity for networking drinks afterwards.
Sessional meeting: Access to wellbeing: insights into mental health, insurance and the actuarial profession
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Solvent exit planning – a practical guide | Part 7: lessons from banking for insurance solvent exit planning
The insurance sector has been asked to formalise solvent exit planning, ensuring firms can wind down in an orderly manner without causing harm to policyholders or markets.
Can we live better, as well as living longer?
The IFoA’s new Longevity Bulletin explores how longer lifetimes are reshaping society. Here the editor, Michael Anderson, FIA C.Act, touches on some of the themes that issue 18 explores.
Shaping the future under uncertainty: where next for public appraisal?
The IFoA’s Green Book Task and Finish Group reflects on some significant aspects of the UK government’s Green Book Discount Rate Review including ‘social insurance’.
Private credit: First Brands case study
This blog is the first in a series by the IFoA Private Credit Working Party. We begin with a case study that allows an examination of the credit risk, structural complexity, and regulatory considerations through the lens of the bankruptcy of First Brands, a privately owned American auto parts manufacturer, in September 2025.
From macro to mandate: how is AI set to reshape the investment decision-making lifecycle?
The articles in this blog series will follow the 7 lifecycle stages set out in this introductory piece. Each one will focus on what is actually being done at the current stage, what it takes to do it responsibly, and what it means for how investment actuaries work. We will keep them short, practical and – where the evidence warrants it – genuinely enthusiastic about what is possible. Watch this space. There is a lot to cover, and we are only getting started.
Wellness and prevention in the UK insurance industry: where do we stand today?
The IFoA Wellness and Prevention Working Party gives an overview of the prevention landscape and explores the insurance industry’s involvement in the UK.
When black swans turn into gray rhinos: part 6 – a life insurer’s perspective
In the sixth part of our swan blog series, we take a look at the implications and challenges presented to life insurers when it comes to exploring climate risk through this lens.
An actuarial roadmap for better retirement outcomes
The UK pensions landscape is at a turning point. Major reforms, including the Pensions Investment Review, the Pension Schemes Act, the new Pensions Commission, and the State Pension Age Review are reshaping Defined Benefit (DB), Defined Contribution (DC), Collective Defined Contribution (CDC), and state systems alike. The decisions we make over the next five years will shape retirement outcomes for generations.
Black swans, flux capacity and the Isthmus of Chaos: A dynamic response to the House of Lords call for better extreme risk preparedness
To prepare for extreme risks, organisations must understand not only what could happen, but when disruption may accelerate and how fast it may overwhelm resilience.
Did I write this blog post?
Let’s begin with a straightforward question: Did I write this blog post? Yes. And also, perhaps not entirely.
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Professional Skills Training
May 2026 – new Professional Skills resources