Health
Inspiring Change: Interview with Actuary and Director at the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
In this Q&A, Meng shares why she loves working in "revolutionary disability reform", and the advice that changed how she approaches work and measures success. All ahead of her talk at the upcoming Young Actuaries Conference (YAC)!
Posted on: May 11, 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
Genetics - The Dialogue Podcast
The next instalment of the Dialogue Podcast series explores the broader future implications of genetic testing for society, medical professionals and the insurance industry, featuring co-author Jessica Chen.
Posted on: March 23, 2018
Private Health Insurance and Bill Shock - The Dialogue Podcast
The next instalment of the Dialogue Podcast series explores how a simple innovative addition to private health insurance (PHI) can alleviate 'bill shock' and reduce out-of-pocket costs for those diagnosed with cancer.
Posted on: March 16, 2018
2018 Agenda – Key themes for financial services players
Chief Editor Angat Sandhu's first Editorial focuses on key themes at play in our industry, from regulatory paradigm shift, to heightened customer expectations, and finding efficiency though technology and data analytics.
Posted on: March 8, 2018
Why is health insurance getting more expensive?
Positive reform of health insurance affordability in Australia is only possible if the root causes of premium inflation are understood. Here, Simon Lim of the Institute’s Health Practice Committee tackles this complex issue.
Posted on: February 16, 2018
What you missed at the 2017 Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar
The 2017 Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar welcomed over 300 delegates to Sofitel Brisbane Central this week. With over 50% of delegates being non-actuaries, there was a great diversity of thought and experience presented in four plenary and 48 concurrent sessions.
Posted on: November 16, 2017
Workplace rehabilitation services need shake-up - Opinion
icare’s Group Executive Workers Insurance, John Nagle, says the transformation within injury and disability schemes discussed at this week's IDSS, aligns closely with icare’s focus on the needs of the injured worker and improving workplace safety.
Posted on: November 16, 2017
Mental Health and Insurance - finding a better way
Co-author of the Institute's latest Green Paper 'Mental Health and Insurance' lets us in on the work behind the scenes, and tells a story to get us thinking - how can we find a better way to insure mental illness?
Posted on: November 9, 2017
Actuaries report takes the lead in national mental health and insurance conversation
Lucy Brogden, Co-chair of the National Mental Health Commission thanked and congratulated the Actuaries Institute on a "timely" report at the 'Mental Health and Insurance' Green Paper media launch.
Posted on: November 9, 2017
An update from the Premium Allocation Approach work stream
Here, Brendan Counsell of the Institute of Actuaries’ AASB 17 Implementation Taskforce provides an update on the ‘premium allocation approach’, or PAA to assist Australian actuaries involved in implementing the new accounting standard.
Posted on: November 1, 2017
5 minutes with the IDSS Mental Health Plenary speakers
Mental health is a serious issue for Australian society, and for our injury and disability schemes. A Plenary, together with a number of Concurrent sessions, will explore the complexities of this 'difficult problem', at the fast approaching 2017 Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar (IDSS). Here, Gillian Harrex and Raewin Davies interview the four esteemed speakers in the Mental Health Plenary.
Posted on: October 25, 2017
Behavioural economics and fraud under microscope at IDSS
Fraud poses a critical risk to the sustainability of injury and disability schemes across Australia. Ahead of the 2017 Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar (IDSS), Hugh Miller outlines where fraud risk will be discussed in the Program, as well as opportunities to improve outcomes in the industry through behavioural economics.
Posted on: October 6, 2017
IDSS to tackle mental health and insurance challenges
Mental health is a key theme at this year’s Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar (IDSS). Here, Hugh Miller outlines some of the issues - including exercise benefits, best practice claims management, and secondary harm - that will be explored by speakers in depth.
Posted on: September 22, 2017
Actuary breaks new ground in public health research
Actuary Jananie William explains how she traversed traditional actuarial fields and came to work in public policy. Using actuarial techniques and some amazing data, she provided a detailed analysis of birth-related public health system costs and their drivers – the first ever study of its kind.
Posted on: August 31, 2017
Introducing the Wider Health Sub-committee
Tim Goodhew introduces the Wider Health Sub-committee at the Actuaries Institute and its goal to raise awareness of the career pathway of Health Actuaries and the broader role actuaries can play in health reform and policy.
Posted on: August 1, 2017
IFRS 17 Taskforce Update - July 2017
With the finalization of the long awaited IFRS17 global accounting standards in May 2017, the Institute of Actuaries IFRS17 Implementation Taskforce will be updating its members monthly on its activities.
Posted on: July 11, 2017
The Challenge of Affordable Private Health Insurance
As health costs increase due to a range of demographic and other reasons, is Australia’s current private health insurance (PHI) system sustainable? Jamie Reid reports.
Posted on: June 28, 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 Health Insurance Challenge in Australia
Ignatius Li of Deloitte and the Actuaries Institute's Health Practice Committee looks at some key challenges facing the health sector, including private health insurance reforms, ahead of the much anticipated 'Future of Health Seminar in Melbourne next month.
Posted on: May 16, 2017
