Subscription information

Find information on:

• Subscription rates
• Ways to pay
• Subscription policy
• Optional subscriptions
• Membership FAQs

Subscription rates from 1 October 2018:

If your subscription is not paid by 31 October, a late payment surcharge of 10% will be applied. If it is not paid by 30 November, a 20% surcharge will be applied. 

The subscription year runs from 1 October to 30 September each year regardless of the date you joined the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

For full details, please refer to the Subscription Policy.

The Subscription Policy also contains details about:

• criteria for reduced rate subscriptions
• Partial Regulation
• payments by annual direct debit
• defaulting
• reinstatement
• resignation
• payments for transfer to Fellow/Associate.

If you need to make any changes to your subscription rate, such as applying for Partial Regulation or a reduced rate, please do so before making any payment.

Ways to pay

You can obtain your own personalised subscription notice and make payments in the ‘My account’ section of the website.

Once you are in your 'My account' section of the site:

• your subscription notice can be found under 'My subscriptions';
• payments can be made under 'My payments'; and
• receipts can be found under 'My receipts and purchases'.

Methods of payment include:

Bank transfer

If paying by this method please use the details below and send a copy of the remittance advice to membership@actuaries.org.uk so we can allocate your payment. 

Cheque

Make your cheque payable to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and write your name and ARN on the back. 

Please send your completed cheque to the Membership Team, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Level 2 Exchange Crescent, 7 Conference Square, Edinburgh EH3 8RA. 

Credit or debit card 

Log in to the 'My account' section of the IFoA website and go to My payments. 

We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

Making card payments by telephone

If you call us to make a payment, we will ask you to input your card details into your telephone keypad.  It's quick and easy, and a secure way of entering the details.  The card data is captured by a secure telephone line and passed directly to the bank, without anyone but your knowing these details. The Membership team can be contacted on: +44 (0) 131 240 1325.

Paypal

Simply go to the 'My payments' section in the 'My Account' area of our website and select to pay by PayPal.

Annual direct debit

Contact membership@actuaries.org.uk.

Before making any payment, please ensure that your subscription notice shows the correct subscription rate.

Optional subscriptions

The IFoA also collects the optional subscriptions for the Staple Inn Actuarial Society (SIAS) and for the specialist sections of the International Actuarial Association (IAA).

The current annual subscription rates for SIAS are:

The current annual subscription rates for all IAA Sections are:

The simplest way to subscribe to one or more of the IAA Sections is to email membership@actuaries.org.uk.  We will set up the subscription for you and you can pay online.

Download the Sections Brochure for more information.