Shifting focus from business impact and time off work, to individual’s welfare, is key to improving outcomes and workplace culture around mental ill-health in Australia, presentations at an Actuaries Institute Seminar this month revealed.
In Part 3 of ‘One byte at a time: a series on cyber insurance’, Kitty Ho examines the roots of the global cyber insurance market, a space which has exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry in the US.
The insurance industry’s most serious threats – societal megatrends, disruptive technology advancements, and intensifying competition from new and traditional players – also hold the greatest potential for its growth and transformation.
Our models are often built on the high-quality data that we can see, but ignore valuable information that falls outside our usual data collection. Hugh unpacks this idea in his semi-regular Normal Deviance column.
This article is about including the value of a pensioner’s home in the asset test used to determine age pension entitlements – but only to the extent that it exceeds the median price for the postcode, or alternatively for the municipality.
This is Part 2 of the life of Greg Taylor, a towering figure and inspiration to many in the actuarial world. In this instalment, we follow Greg as a young mathematics talent looking for an easy life to his transformation into visionary leader.
Proud general insurance actuary and Manager at Taylor Fry, Kieran Leong, first discovered what an actuary was in year 12. He thought it would be a good challenge and his career to date has proved challenging but also rewarding to know the actuarial skillset enables you to work in a range of different fields.
Australia is now the sixth biggest member in the International Actuarial Association (IAA) and plays a key role in influencing international standards, like IFRS 17 and actuarial education. In this podcast update, the Institute's International Committee shares developments globally for the Australian profession.
With her experience as an actuary and her desire to create something impactful for the customer, Iris Lun cofounded 10Life.
Margo Lydon believes this is a golden moment for change in treatment of mental health conditions in Australia and is calling actuaries to consider helpful data outside the medical model, to create better pricing, products and approaches to insurance in the space.
"When the hailstorm or the earthquake hits, I can see how what I do is really benefiting the economy and individuals. I love that about general insurance."All Work Be a thought leader & contribute today Contribute Today
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