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Four months of excess mortality, notes CMI
16 November 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is publishing frequent UK mortality analysis through its mortality monitor. Today’s updates cover week 44 of 2021 (30 October to 5 November), based on provisional England & Wales deaths data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 16 November 2021.
The key points of this update are:
2021 member survey launches 16 November
12 November 2021
The 2021 member survey opens on 16 November. Every member of the IFoA will receive an email from membersurvey@actuaries.org.uk with a unique link to take you to the survey.
We want to hear if you have liked the recent changes to your membership and how we can help you to meet the professional challenges that the next few years hold for you.
Funeral Plan Member Interest Group Round-table
12 November 2021
IFoA Members involved in providing advice to funeral plan trusts will be aware that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will assume responsibility for the regulation of funeral plan providers (including trust based pre-paid funeral plans that are not currently regulated by the FCA) from 29 July 2022 .
As part of the new FCA regulatory environment, there will be a need for the production of Solvency Assessment Reports (SARs).
What are actuaries already doing to help build a sustainable future?
4 November 2021
To help your understanding of how climate-related risk plays a role in the work of actuaries, the IFoA’s Actuarial Review Team has completed an information-gathering exercise.Life Board update - October 2021
2 November 2021
Karen Brolly, Life Practice Board Chair, provides an update.We always have lots to discuss at our Life Board meetings and since we are currently meeting virtually, we have opted to hold our meetings over two shorter sessions, rather than one long meeting. The Life Board’s most recent meetings, to start the new session were held on 14 and 19 October.
Help create the UK’s first baseline in financial and professional services for socio-economic diversity
1 November 2021
You have the chance to contribute to the UK’s first baseline for socio-economic diversity in financial and professional services.
We will be contacting all IFoA members based in the UK in November, with an invitation to take part in a short survey on behalf of a UK Government commissioned taskforce, led by the City of London Corporation.
Finance and Investment Board – A view from a new member
28 October 2021
Sophie Wright provides an update.Health & Care Lifelong Learning Sub-committee – September update
28 October 2021
A few weeks ago as the UK basked in a final heatwave of the summer the Health & Care Lifelong Learning Sub-committee met for its first meeting of the new session. It felt like back to school for us too.
Over the last session, we built on the success of our virtual conference in 2019 with a regular series of monthly webinars to continue to provide our community with varied and relevant high-quality CPD.
New research suggests beneficial impact of hormone replacement therapy
25 October 2021
The effect of hormone replacement therapy on the survival of UK women: a retrospective cohort study, 1984 - 2017
IFoA Diversity Monitoring Report 2021 published
20 October 2021
We delighted to have published our IFoA diversity monitoring report 2021.
Karen Brolly, Life Practice Board Chair, provides an update.
Sophie Wright provides an update.
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