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Has the fairness or the prosperity of a country led to better health and economic outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic?
This work product explores the hypothesis “It is the level of equality (fairness) in a country rather than its level of GDP per capita (prosperity) that has led to better health and economic outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic.".The hypothesis is explored by correlating income inequality and GDP per capita with health and economic outcomes.
Authors: Andrew Robinson, John Branford, Inviolata Naliaka Wafula, Sukrita Singh
Updated National Narratives on COVID-19
The ICAT National Narratives workstream has gathered actuaries from around the globe to collect data and to provide actuarial perspective on events surrounding COVID-19 in the countries they know. One direction we have taken is to gather a collection of case studies in which local actuaries describe the ‘national narrative’ of their own country and we compare experiences. In an earlier ICAT report we commented on the initial response to COVID-19 as at 30 November 2020 for the eight diverse nations of Brazil, Ghana, India, Malawi, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore and United Arab Emirates. This set of articles updates the national response from 30 November 2020 to 30 April 2021. We have added an overview examining the factors to consider in analysing different national responses and outcomes. This global overview and the national updates are available at on the ICAT PAN workstream webpages.
Impact Investing by Pension Funds – Towards a better future
Rahul Kapur is a student member of the IFoA working for E&Y in Delhi, India. He believes that Impact Investing provides a win-win for investors and society. In this article, the second of a 3-part series, Rahul sets out the rationale for impact investment for pension funds, gives real-life examples and explains how pension funds can enter this space. See the first part of this article on the IFoA Blog site.
Previous longreads
- Indian experience of COVID-19, economic consequences and related mental health issues
Authored by: Raunak Jha and Scott Reid, as part of the IFoA’s Covid-19 Action, Taskforce, 26 March 2021.
- What is the goal as we build back better from the aftermath of COVID-19?
Authored by: Members of the IFoA’s Private Credit for insurers working party, 1 December 2020.
- Regulatory Actions taken to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – using international insight to gain foresight
Co-authored by: IFoA Fellow Konrad Farrugia and a group of Life actuaries led by IFoA Fellow Rosalind Rossouw, 4 January 2021
- Considerations for setting economic assumptions
Authored by: A group of Life actuaries, working as part of the IFoA Covid-19 Action Taskforce (ICAT), 3 December 2020.
- The impact of Covid-19 on infrastructure debt
Authored by: Members of the IFoA’s Private Credit for insurers working party, 1 December 2020.
- COVID-19 – an imperative to review your data strategy
Authored by: Alexia Jami and Roy Perlson, 18 November 2020.
- Improving timely analysis of UK COVID-19 cases by Specimen Date
Authored by: David Hindley and John Roberts, 9 October 2020.
- COVID-19: Using an Automated Chain Ladder technique to predict ultimate Daily Deaths in a live environment
Authored by: Richard Kelsey, 10 June 2020.
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TPR Climate Change Guidance Consultation
17 August 2021
Louise Pryor, IFoA President, will chair this free-to-view session, in which Alex Darsley, TPR, Actuarial Regulatory Policy, will be discussing the regulator’s Climate Change Guidance Consultation, which is seeking views on new guidance designed to help trustees meet tougher standards of governance in relation to climate change ri -
September 2021 - Exam Preparation Techniques Webinar
23 August 2021.
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This session will examine the megatrends and themes driving the Future of Work across the Financial Services industry, and how Covid-19 has accelerated new future work priorities with a particular focus on hybrid work and leadership mindset and capabilities. -
Internal audit is often the Cinderella of the audit world. It’s a regulatory requirement for insurance companies to have an internal audit function, so why not make it as useful as possible? This session will look at how to link an internal audit plan to the risk register, and how that helps audit committees and boards to spot problems and fix them. -
Climate change is one of the greatest risks facing our world today. Addressing it will require multi-faceted solutions. Through this panel session, we will explore the different levers that can be used to meet net-zero targets including climate science and data, government engagement, and mobilising green finance.
Louise Pryor, IFoA President, will chair this free-to-view session, in which Alex Darsley, TPR, Actuarial Regulatory Policy, will be discussing the regulator’s 
This session will examine the megatrends and themes driving the Future of Work across the Financial Services industry, and how Covid-19 has accelerated new future work priorities with a particular focus on hybrid work and leadership mindset and capabilities.
Internal audit is often the Cinderella of the audit world. It’s a regulatory requirement for insurance companies to have an internal audit function, so why not make it as useful as possible? This session will look at how to link an internal audit plan to the risk register, and how that helps audit committees and boards to spot problems and fix them.
Climate change is one of the greatest risks facing our world today. Addressing it will require multi-faceted solutions. Through this panel session, we will explore the different levers that can be used to meet net-zero targets including climate science and data, government engagement, and mobilising green finance.