2017 Actuary of the Year nominations open
Nominations for the 2017 Actuary of the Year are now open. The Actuaries Institute encourages members to nominate a colleague who has made a positive contribution to the profession.
Posted on: June 26, 2017
War Stories from Life Insurance Actuaries
Rickie Fong and Anna Byrne have prepared a recap of the recent insights session, 'War Stories from Life Insurance Actuaries', presented by Greg Martin, Richard Lyon and Grant Peters. The three presented a compact survival guide for fighting corporate wars.
Posted on: June 21, 2017
Loss Coverage: Why Insurance Works Better with Some Adverse Selection
Here we speak with Guy Thomas, author of 'Loss Coverage: Why Insurance Works Better with Some Adverse Selection'. Guy explains the context of his recent publication and why loss coverage is important.
Posted on: June 20, 2017
The Three Lines of Defence
The Three Lines of Defence model is often cited in modern risk management. What is it and where do actuaries fit in?
Posted on: June 16, 2017
What you missed at the 2017 Future of Health Seminar
The annual Future of Health Seminar returned to Melbourne this year with a star line-up of speakers. Here is a summary of what you missed out on if you weren't there!
Posted on: June 16, 2017
The Critical Line - Volume 13
Oliver Chambers brings us this month's Critical Line challenge: how to escape from the jungle.
Posted on: June 14, 2017
When life gives you lemons, make Lemonade - A Behavioural Science guide to Lemonade Inc.
Lemonade is the new New York based insurtech that is 'redefining everything we understand about insurance'. Leon Yan, Actuarial Manager at Cover-more introduces Lemonade and tells us why it works.
Posted on: June 14, 2017
Welcome to the Institute’s newest members!
A warm welcome to the Institute’s newest members in Australia and overseas.
Posted on: June 13, 2017
Leading the conversation
Elayne Grace, Deputy CEO and Head of Public Policy, introduces the Actuaries Institute’s new thought leadership series 'The Dialogue - leading the conversation'.
Posted on: June 8, 2017
How can actuaries help in human services?
Last month Julia Lessing participated in the Actuaries Summit as a Plenary Speaker, encouraging delegates to “Think Differently” about the role of actuaries in tackling some of society’s wicked problems. This article covers the key themes from her presentation.
Posted on: June 8, 2017
Optimizing share market return using fundamental financial analytics
Here, authors Cary Helenius, Kevin Gomes and Graham Taylor discuss analytic techniques to identify the influence of company financials on shareholder return, and whether their model can predict future market out-performance.
Posted on: June 6, 2017
Actuaries Digital download and print edition - May 2017
Welcome to our round-up of the articles posted on Actuaries Digital during May 2017.
Posted on: June 1, 2017
Perceptions and Misconceptions of Actuaries
In this student column by Gaurav Singal from UNSW, two major stereotypes of actuarial students are investigated. Gaurav challenges these stereotypes and illustrates the reality of being an actuarial student.
Posted on: June 1, 2017
Managing Operational Risk in Financial Reporting
Pricing Actuary at TAL, Shubham Saxena writes about risk in financial reporting and strategies valuation actuaries can use to manage it.
Posted on: June 1, 2017
Putting the '-annuation' back into Super
The Actuaries Institute is currently preparing a submission about Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement. Darren Wickham, from the Institute's Retirement Strategy Group, outlines the principles for the submission that have been agreed so far, following discussion with members.
Posted on: May 29, 2017
Day Two of Summit 2017
Day Two of the 2017 Actuaries Summit brought together a range of ideas affecting actuaries and the industries they work in. Here is a summary of the Day 2 Plenary and Concurrent sessions at the biennial event in Melbourne.
Posted on: May 25, 2017
Actuaries Summit 2017 - What you missed!
The 2017 Actuaries Summit brought together a range of ideas affecting actuaries and the industries they work in. Here is a summary of the two-day biennial event in Melbourne.
Posted on: May 25, 2017
The Young Actuaries Conference: An Overview
Avanti Patki and Tim Lam review last week's popular Young Actuaries Conference, unpacking its four key themes ‘Actuarial Passport – where to next?’, ‘Actuary of the Future’, ‘Talking the talk’ and ‘Strategic Thinking, Leadership and Personal Brand’.
Posted on: May 18, 2017
Book Review: Keating’s & Kelty Super Legacy
Enock Chiyangwa gives a synopsis of the recently launched book by, Mary Easson, a former politician and respected executive in the superannuation industry.
Posted on: May 18, 2017
Welcome to the Institute’s newest members!
A warm welcome to the Institute’s newest members in Australia and overseas.
Posted on: May 18, 2017
