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Support the Health and Care Board and Sub-committees
3 July 2019
The Health and Care Board is a member-led Board run by volunteer actuaries that advises the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) on important health and care issues. We are currently looking for new members that have fresh ideas and a passion for developing the Health and Care practice area.
Life Practice - support the annual CPD programme
3 July 2019
The Life Lifelong Learning Committee is embracing new technology to better serve a wider range of our educational needs. The success of the program will depend on having the right representation on the committee.
Can you help lead our Health and Care examinations teams?
3 July 2019
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ (IFoA’s) Engagement and Learning Directorate are seeking to hear from applicants who would like to be considered for senior positions in Health and Care examining teams.
London Climate Action Week
3 July 2019
The first London Climate Action Week is being held on 1-8 July 2019. Louise Pryor, outgoing* Chair of IFoA’s Resource and Environment (RE) Board, discusses the unique opportunity for London to play a leading role in addressing climate change.
Regulating in the public interest
1 July 2019
In this blog, Neil Buckley, the IFoA’s newly appointed Chair of Regulation Board, talks about his vision as he starts his term
Certificate in Data Science
26 June 2019
At the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ (IFoA) Annual General Meeting on 26 June 2019, the new President John Taylor launched our new certificate in Data Science.
Available in 2020, the standalone online Certificate in Data Science will be available to members at all stages of their careers, wherever they are located across the globe.
Diversity of economic thought – why it matters
24 June 2019
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ (IFoA) Actuarial Research Centre’s (ARC) has today published an initial report on ‘Economic Thinking and Actuarial Practice’.
The report provides a picture of the current opinions of a range of actuaries and economic experts on the subject of economic thought, how the traditional concept of economic thought is changing and the likely impact this change could make on approaches towards long-term investment and risk.
IFRS 17 - new LinkedIn articles published by Life Board IFRS 17 working parties
21 June 2019
Three IFRS17 working parties (Contractual Service Margin, Future of Discounting and Transversal) were launched by Life Board in 2018, and are also supported by the Finance and Investment Board. So far, the working parties have undertaken some IFo
Now available - Films of the Protection, Health and Care/Mortality and Longevity Webinar Series
21 June 2019
We recently ran a very successful series comprising 15 webinars. There are directly relevant to actuaries working in Health and Care, Life and Pensions areas. However, some of the webinars such as Access to insurance are relevant to all practice areas.
Those who registered as delegates for the live webinars can now watch the films on the IFoA website. You can also purchase individual videos if you did not register to attend the lie webinar.
Transitioning from student to professional life: The challenges
20 June 2019
In this blog, Andrew Mason, Trainee Consultant at Barnett Waddingham, talks about the challenges in moving from a student to professional life, with some helpful tips to manage.