Archive

  • Carney sets insurers four goals on climate risk

    08 October 2019

    He spoke at a Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) summit in Tokyo

  • Solvency II risk margin's cost-of-capital rate "a significant error"

    08 October 2019

    Craig Turnbull comments at presentation of IFoA research on risk margin

  • IFoA announces themes for quality reviews

    23 September 2019

    UK actuaries’ body launches first part of quality monitoring scheme

  • Risk managers urged to become climate change educators

    28 August 2019

    IFoA guide for GI actuaries highlights areas where climate should be considered

  • Mortality reserving windfalls: a reversal of fortune?

    13 August 2019

    UK life insurers have enjoyed several years of unexpected profits thanks to the slowdown of mortality improvements, but recent statistics hint this trend may be about to reverse. Cintia Cheong reports

  • Dispute over equivalency of actuarial qualifications returns to court

    22 July 2019

    The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries faces appeal over 2018 race discrimination case

  • Buckner and Dowd challenge equity-release mortgage valuations

    15 July 2019

    In-depth investigation argues for recalibration of assumptions and market-consistent approach

  • IFoA denies chief's departure is linked to racism ruling

    26 June 2019

    Derek Cribb to leave at the end of 2019 after a decade at helm of UK actuarial body

  • Institute and Faculty of Actuaries found guilty of race discrimination

    10 June 2019

    British actuarial students were disadvantaged compared to Indian students, tribunal finds

  • Six ingredients needed for an effective consumer risk metric

    18 April 2019

    How should insurers communicate the risks and benefits of their products to potential retail customers? A recent paper from the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries investigated this question and came up with some surprising results. Christopher Cundy explains