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Remembering Mark Stocker
25 January 2021
The IFoA pays tribute to former Council member and volunteer Mark Stocker, who has recently died.
Mark was born in Bexley on 13th February 1962. After attending Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, he went on to study mathematics at Wadham College, Oxford.New research into Pension Trustee decision making
21 January 2021
A major new report into the decision making processes of pension trustees is published today. Pension Trustee Decision Making is the culmination of a two year programme commissioned by the IFoA’s Actuarial Research Centre, which explores the potential for and types of biases that may be present in pension trustee decision making.
UK Asbestos Working Party - Update
19 January 2021
Since reforming in 2007 the UK Asbestos Working Party (“AWP”) is a source of expertise within the profession on matters relating to UK asbestos related diseases. It has been working towards a new UK insurance market estimate to provide assistance to actuaries having to estimate the reserves relating to UK asbestos related claims.
The Working Party has produced a central estimate, together with the models used to generate that estimate, to assist actuaries in setting their year-end reserves relating to UK asbestos related claims.
GI Board - Objectives
19 January 2021
The GI Board recently published an overview of their objectives and how they aim to enhance engagement with the wider GI membership.
Life Board update - November meeting
19 January 2021
Karen Brolly provided an update from the Life Board.The most recent Life Board was held on 18 November 2020 which coincided with the online Life Conference events. We should have been together in Edinburgh as part of the conference but as it was a rather wet and windy day in Scotland, I’m sure that some were glad that they hadn’t had to make a landing at Edinburgh airport earlier in the day.
Artificial Intelligence and Automation Working Party - Interim report
19 January 2021
The AI and Automation working party has recently published their interim report. In this report, they document their initial definition of AI and Automation, the aims of the Working Party and provide a review of applications of AI and Automation in Life and Health actuarial practice areas.
Pension Fund ESG Risk Disclosures: Developing Global Practice
19 January 2021
This IAA discussion paper summarises the main features and global trends in pension fund ESG risk disclosures. Pension fund ESG risks are important in terms of long-term fund performance and delivering members’ benefits, as well as in relation to wider societal impacts. Accordingly, ESG risk disclosures is a rapidly developing area.
CMI notes 80,000 excess deaths since start of the pandemic
19 January 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is publishing frequent UK mortality analysis through its mortality monitor. The latest update covers week 1 of 2021 (2 to 8 January) based on provisional England & Wales deaths data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 19 January 2021.
The key points of this update are:
Calling all GI Actuaries - have your say on Post-Brexit Solvency II
13 January 2021
Calling all GI Actuaries - have your say on Post-Brexit Solvency II
The following survey has been set up on behalf of the IFoA, to aid their response to HM Treasury on post-Brexit changes in Solvency II. The IFoA aims to submit a response in January 2021 (covering Life and Non-Life aspects) and survey results will be considered in this final write up.
The UK Government is looking for opinions on changes in SCR, Risk Margin, Discount Rates, Reporting, Climate Change and Matching Adjustment.
CMI says 2020’s 13% rise in death rates worst since 1929
12 January 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is publishing frequent UK mortality analysis through its mortality monitor. The latest update covers week 53 of 2020 (26 December 2020 to 1 January 2021) based on provisional England & Wales deaths data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 12 January 2021.
Mark was born in Bexley on 13th February 1962. After attending Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, he went on to study mathematics at Wadham College, Oxford.
Karen Brolly provided an update from the Life Board.Pages
