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Scheme Actuaries: check your Covid-19 contingency plans
25 March 2020
Mark Williams, IFoA Pensions Practice Board Chair, on the necessity for pension scheme actuaries to plan for periods of absence.
GIRTL wants to hear from you!
17 March 2020
Your GI practice area research & thought leadership committee (“GIRTL”) is exploring three research projects, all with the theme of reaching outside of our immediate professional body. These initiatives ‑ Super Trends, Learning from Other Professions, and Public Data ‑ cover three angles of collaboration and knowledge interchange, that have the aim of enriching the offerings by the members of the practice area. Read on to learn more and keep in touch!
Super Trends
The Coronavirus Budget: A welcome shot in the arm?
12 March 2020
In light of the events of the last few days, Rishi Sunak’s first Budget was always going to be dominated by the Government’s fiscal response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is sweeping the world.
IFoA response to Budget 2020
11 March 2020
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his Budget to Parliament today (Wednesday 11 March). The Policy and Public Affairs team at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has identified areas of work relevant to the budget announcements and developed this response.
On infrastructure:
The Risk Community at the IFoA: get in touch
11 March 2020
The IFoA’s Risk Management Board wants to hear from you
A refreshed Risk Management IFoA webpage for actuaries interested in all things involving “Risk Management”.
Risk Management Platform for You
The Risk Management (RM) Board is working towards providing a better platform for you to engage with the Risk Community in the IFoA.
Familiarise yourself with the RM webpage.
Policy paper highlights the role for actuarial science in infrastructure resilience
9 March 2020
The IFoA has published a policy briefing on resilience in infrastructure projects and how actuarial science could contribute during the development phase.
Addressing the Balance
8 March 2020
To mark International Women's Day IFoA Careers Ambassador Aideen Grant talks about her own journey to becoming an actuary, and the increasing amount of ways women are supported in both entering and remaining in the actuarial profession.
When I was younger and was asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I found it difficult to decide. I was most disappointed when I realised my dream role of working for Ewing Oil, from the TV soap Dallas, was not a possibility!
The widening gap in health inequality
5 March 2020
This week (March 4th), Parliament debated the connection between health inequalities and life expectancy in the UK. In this blog, IFoA Honorary Fellow Madhavi Bajekal provides an overview of the recent report which has caused politicians to look at this issue in more depth: ‘Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 years on'. Bajekal is acknowledged in the 2020 report for providing input on life expectancy data.
IFoA confirms Louise Pryor as next President-Elect
5 March 2020
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is delighted to announce that Dr Louise Pryor has been confirmed as the next President-Elect.
Louise will assume this role in June 2020, as Tan Suee Chieh becomes President. Louise will serve as IFoA President from June 2021.
Become a member of the new GI Board!
2 March 2020
The General Insurance (GI) Board is evolving to align itself more closely with the community it represents. The primary objective of change is to enhance member value by increasing transparency and representation as well as improving its efficiency. The purpose of the Board will continue to be to represent the General Insurance membership on all professional, technical and operational matters which affect them and to advise the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFOA) accordingly. The new structure will come in to force from April 2020.