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Thinking outside the box (ticking)

As professionals, we are regularly required to ‘sign off’ on something. This may be in the context of our role in an organisation, or it may be in an individual capacity. In either situation, we can all appreciate the temptation to view the sign off as routine and fail to apply much thought to the process. As we start to navigate our way into the new year, this may be a good time to reflect on the risks associated with this mentality and commit to an elevated mindset in 2022.

by Martin Mulcare and Saffron Sweeney

Featured

Events

UNSW Girls in Business Camp develops next generation of female actuaries

The Girls in Business (GiB) Camp is a new initiative developed to raise the female student profile in some shortfall areas in the UNSW Business School, including Actuarial Studies. This camp is for female students in Years 10-12, and has been successfully held since 2019. We plan to host a hybrid GiB Camp in 2022, with in-person and online sessions to promote accessibility.

by Seda Cokcetin and Jae Kyung Woo

Climate Change Blog

Credit rating agencies in managing climate risk

Rating agencies play an important role in providing insights into the financial risk of organisations around the world. Their ratings can have an impact on the cost of capital associated with the equity and debt issuances of our financial services sector. In late-2021, representatives from S&P Global were invited to present to the Actuaries Institute’s Climate Risk Working Group to advise how S&P look at climate risk in credit ratings, and how S&P validate climate change scenario analysis and TCFD reporting.

by Hoa (Kim) Nguyen

Event Reports

Insights from the UNSW Risk and Actuarial Industry Workshop

The UNSW School of Risk and Actuarial Studies hosted the UNSW Risk and Actuarial Industry Workshop on 6-7 December 2021. The online workshop attracted more than 110 registrants and brought together industry experts and leading academics to discuss current and emerging topics in risk, actuarial science, and data analytics.

by Katja Hanewald, Bernard Wong and Jae Kyung Woo

Career

Planning for the year ahead – An actuarial approach

Hello 2022! What’s in store for your year ahead? While we can’t individually control the pandemic, we can set our intentions about what we hope to achieve in 2022. Now, I love to plan, sometimes even more than I love to deliver! However, to get some diversity of tips, I asked seven actuaries, who I personally know to be excellent planners, for their top tips on planning for the year ahead. Find out what they recommended.

by Julia Lessing

Puzzles (The Critical Line)

The Critical Line – Volume 38

The Critical Line is back for 2022! For your chance to win a $50 book voucher, test your mathematics skills and submit your solution to ActuariesMag@actuaries.asn.au by 5pm AEDT Friday 21 January.

by Brayden Slade

Comment

The state of property insurance affordability

The affordability of property insurance premiums is an ongoing concern in Australia. What are the root causes of property insurance affordability and its implications?

by Echo Huang

Videos & Podcasts

Podcast

Top 10 podcasts for 2021

This year, the Actuaries Institute introduced several new 'mini-podcast' series, and continued existing favourites such as the ‘Driven by Data’ and the ‘SIPC Super Series’. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to podcasts this year. Your efforts have ensured we continue to publish high quality, relevant content on a diverse range of topics. Here are the 10 ‘most downloaded’ podcasts of 2021.

by Actuaries Institute

Podcast

Mastering mathematics for Australia’s future

The Actuaries Institute has launched its latest Public Policy Statement, titled 'Mastering Mathematics for Australia’s Future'. The Statement, developed by Martin Mulcare with a team of actuaries, outlines that Australian students’ aspirations and their awareness of the value of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and the breadth of STEM careers is declining because they don’t understand how maths is relevant to everyday life.

by Actuaries Institute

Podcast

Driven by Data: Gaining a coding edge

To improve at anything in life, whether it’s recreational, personal or professional, you need to practice. And in this episode of the Driven by Data Podcast, find out how you can enhance your coding and data analytics skillset through taking part in structured, risk-free Kaggle Competitions.

by Actuaries Institute

Contributor Spotlight

"S&P Global reminded us that credit ratings are intended to provide a “forward-looking opinion about creditworthiness”, focused on an “entity’s capacity to meet its financial commitments when they become due”. "
Hoa (Kim) Nguyen

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