CareerView Podcast - The Path to Becoming a Chief Risk Officer
The next instalment of the CareerView Podcast series discusses the path to becoming a Chief Risk Officer from the experience of icare's 'Chief Risky Dude' Gavin Pearce
Posted on: April 23, 2018
The Critical Line - Volume 20
In honour of the 2018 Snooker World Championships which are being played this month, April's puzzle has a snooker theme.
Posted on: April 19, 2018
Volunteers to be recognised at 2018 Awards
Ahead of the Institute's second annual Volunteer Awards, taking place during National Volunteer Week, Lily Meszaros takes a moment to consider the impact of their generous work.
Posted on: April 19, 2018
Aggregators within Private Health Insurance – Part 1
Aggregators have become an important part of the Australian Private Health Insurance (PHI) industry, however, they are often seen as having negative impacts and pushing up prices. Here, health actuary Andrew Gower discusses the history and impact of aggregators.
Posted on: April 19, 2018
Stress and Scenarios
Insurers and reinsurers are in the business of risk management, and one key question preoccupies their minds: “What’s the worst that can happen?” Jeremy Waite explores this question through the lens of scenario and stress tests.
Posted on: April 19, 2018
YAP Workshop - Climate Data and Insurance
Participants of a recent YAP Climate Workshop were asked to cast their minds forward to 2025 in a fictitious scenario where the small town of Derby, WA – now 'New Derby' – is a similar size to Darwin with a population of 100,000.
Posted on: April 12, 2018
2018 Actuarial Hackathon - Update
The Actuarial Hackathon Committee is excited to provide a much anticipated update on its very first actuarial hackathon event, sponsored by Finity Consulting.
Posted on: April 12, 2018
Letting Insurance Asset Data Speak for Itself
In late 2016, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) commissioned a paper on asset allocation trends of Asian life companies. Two FIAA’s who co-wrote the paper “Letting Insurance Asset Data Speak for Itself”[1] highlight its key findings here.
Posted on: April 11, 2018
Volunteering for good – Q&A with the 2017 President’s Award recipient
Andrew Boal, Willis Towers Watson Regional Head of Australasia is one of the Institute’s longest serving volunteers. We asked what he’s learned after nine years as a Committee Convenor, and why he continues to serve as a volunteer.
Posted on: April 10, 2018
Presidential Dialogue: Part III and CPD Education Reform
In this opinion piece, 2018 President John Evans discusses the need for reform in how the Actuaries Institute provides Part III education to students and lifelong learning to members through CPD.
Posted on: April 10, 2018
Under the Spotlight - Asia Series - Terence Chiu
Strategy Consultant at Willis Towers Watson (Hong Kong), Terence Chiu goes under the spotlight to share a snippet of his life as an athletic, distracted and hungry actuary working overseas.
Posted on: April 10, 2018
2018 Insurance CRO Forum
Three very different perspectives from a Strategist, a Board Director and an Innovator were presented at the annual Insurance CRO Forum at the Actuaries Institute.
Posted on: April 5, 2018
New FSF format includes international guest speakers
The 2018 Financial Services Forum’s innovative format includes a focus on ‘big-picture’ plenary and keynote speakers.
Posted on: April 5, 2018
Build something that matters - Join the Social Networking Actuaries Group!
The Social Networking Actuaries Group (SNAG) Committee helps the Institute’s 4,000 members expand their social and professional networks. Here’s a taste of what the group’s been up to, plus its 2018 Calendar of Events!
Posted on: April 5, 2018
Biases and Heuristics: Beyond the Numbers
In this student column, Josh Levy (UNSW) explains the benefit of incorporating the studies of behavioural sciences to actuarial problem solving.
Posted on: April 3, 2018
Actuaries Digital download and print edition - March 2018
Welcome to our round-up of the articles posted on Actuaries Digital during March 2018.
Posted on: March 31, 2018
CareerView Podcast - Handling the Resignation
The next instalment of the CareerView Podcast series explores the do's and don'ts of effectively resigning from a role.
Posted on: March 29, 2018
IFRS 17 Taskforce Update - March 2018
This article reports on the new AASB 17 Insurance Contracts Information Note, released on 8 March 2018, to support actuaries in Australia and NZ in the application of IFRS17.
Posted on: March 28, 2018
I am an Actuary
In this particular instalment of 'I am an Actuary', our newly qualified members speak about how actuarial studies was their calling in life. Actuaries are not only well-trained in technical skills, but they are passionate individuals who love to give back to the community and see real value in their work.
Posted on: March 27, 2018
Books that made me - Normal deviance
Regular columnist Hugh Miller reflects on the books that he’s found most useful in his career so far.
Posted on: March 27, 2018
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