Andrew Rear, Chief Executive at Digital Partners (a Munich Re company) and plenary speaker at the upcoming Summit, describes himself as someone who likes change. Read about all the changes in Andrew's personal and professional life that have brought him to where he is today.
Before the 2019 Australian Federal Election this weekend, we dive into the twittersphere to see what the candidates, parties and public have been saying and apply a Machine Learning algorithm to mimic our would-be leaders' tweets!
While the 2019 Australian Federal Election can be a very serious matter, the young Actuaries Data Analytics Group (yDAWG) decided to have a bit of fun. Using a Markov Chain generator and existing library of historical tweets, they explain how synthetic tweets can impersonate our political leaders.
Demographic changes demand financial literacy or retirement defaults. Do you have the knowledge to decide? Anthony Saliba gives us a glimpse of his session at the upcoming Actuaries Summit.
This month’s edition looks at two pieces of work from the International Actuarial Association (IAA) and the CRO Forum that discuss how the world’s response to climate change can affect many aspects of actuarial work.
Jethro Goodchild explores how 'decision fatigue' is exacerbated by our increasing access to screens that scream for attention, taps and clicks, and considers the challenge and opportunity for insurers and actuaries in this quick and instinctive environment.
Many would remember the computer game SimCity where, apart from guarding against fires and alien attack, the primary aim was growing your fictitious city. In real life, however, we need to plan for hazards whilst balancing numerous competing priorities. ‘How’ is often a hotly debated topic.
Actuary and Rhodes Scholar Ian Pollard, together with his daughter Jess Pollard, a career coach, authored the pocket-book Mental Spinach. This brief look at the book's four 'Lenses' outlines important questions to reflect on to design your life and build an engaging and fulfilling career. *Includes four podcasts!*
The Actuaries Institute is now in the implementation phase of changes to it's Education Program. Education Strategy Project Manager Jenny Lyon outlines the reasons for the changes and progress to date, and reminds Members to be in touch with feedback and questions.
The Actuaries Institute has released the 2018 - 2019 collection of Practice Update videos! See what each committee has been up to and also earn CPD points.
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27 MAY 2019
SNAG TRIVIA NIGHT SYDNEY
Hosted by Social Networking Actuaries Group
28 MAY 2019
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3-4 JUNE 2019
ACTUARIES SUMMIT
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11 - 12 Nov 2019
INJURY AND DISABILITY SCHEMES SEMINAR
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