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AIA Malaysia awarded the IFoA’s Quality Assurance Scheme accreditation
23 October 2020
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is delighted to announce that its prestigious Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) accreditation has been awarded to AIA Malaysia.
QAS accreditation is designed to provide a level of assurance with regard to an organisation’s commitment to high quality actuarial work.
CMI notes overall mortality in line with pre-pandemic trend despite recent increase in COVID-19 deaths
20 October 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is publishing frequent UK mortality analysis through its mortality monitor. The latest update covers weeks 40 and 41 of 2020 (26 September to 9 October) based on provisional England & Wales deaths data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 20 October 2020.
The key points of this update are:
Certificate in Data Science: January bookings now open
19 October 2020
Book your place now on the January 2021 Certificate in Data Science programme.
One hundred members have already completed the programme and 200 are currently undertaking the programme as part of our second cohort.
Of the first cohort, 80% said that the programme content was relevant to their role and 81% agreed that, having completed the Certificate, they could confidently contribute to a conversation about data science in the actuarial field.
Improving timely analysis of UK COVID-19 cases by Specimen Date
19 October 2020
Any analysis of the currently available COVID-19 data needs to ignore case numbers for recent Specimen Dates. This is due to the delay in reporting test results. IFoA Fellows David Hindley and John Roberts have written an article explaining how a standard actuarial technique can be used to provide faster information regarding the trend of COVID-19 cases in the UK.
The World Is Failing to Tackle the Biodiversity Crisis
13 October 2020
Nature is declining at an unsustainable rate, with consequences for business, the economy and humanity. A recent Swiss Re Institute report found that 55% of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Despite the gravity of the situation, none of the 2020 global biodiversity targets will be met. In this article, Travis Elsum, an actuary at L&G, explores the drivers of, and solutions to, biodiversity loss and argues that the biodiversity and climate crises must be addressed together.
Mind the Gap – The Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index
13 October 2020
In order to help us to understand how intergenerational equity is changing over time, the Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index (AAIEI) tracks and assesses 24 indicators across six broad domains that relate to wealth and wellbeing (Economic and fiscal, Housing, Health and disability, Social, Education and Environment). Published by the Actuaries Institute, this report unpacks the trends in the underlying domains and indicators that drive the numbers.
An update from the latest Life Board Meeting from the Chair, Karen Brolly
13 October 2020
The Life Board meets five times a year and our last meeting was held around the virtual table on 23 September with the usual packed agenda and I thought I would share a summary of our discussions. I have recently taken on the Chair of the Life Board from Colin Dutkiewicz, who expertly chaired for the last two years.The economic impacts of COVID-19: Digest 2
13 October 2020
Volunteers of the ICAT workstream F&I1 and the Economics MIG have joined forces to produce the following ‘round-up’ of activity capturing interesting news and events over the last month.
This is the second of regular updates which will be showcased in the ICAT Newsletter which goes out monthly with links on the Economics MIG webpage, so do look out for these.
Member Survey 2020
12 October 2020
Help us transform the IFoA - Share your views in our 2020 Member Survey
Stephen Mann, our Chief Executive Officer, explains how your feedback has been the driving force behind improvements we have made to your membership experience, and how you can continue to make an impact on your professional body.
2020 Party Conferences
8 October 2020
In this blog, Head of Public Affairs, Henry Thompson, and Policy and Public Affairs Assistant, Katy Litte, recap the highlights from the 2020 party conference season.
The Life Board meets five times a year and our last meeting was held around the virtual table on 23 September with the usual packed agenda and I thought I would share a summary of our discussions. I have recently taken on the Chair of the Life Board from Colin Dutkiewicz, who expertly chaired for the last two years.Pages
