The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

In Episode 4, the IFoA’s Media Relations Manager Sonia Sequeira spoke to IFoA Fellows Nick Dumbreck, Kartina Tahir-Thompson and Grahame Stott about the IFoA’s relationship with the Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE). Listen to this episode to hear more about the IFoA’s ongoing work with the AAE and how the two organisations plan to move forward in 2021 and beyond.

In this episode, Chair of the Sustainability Board Nick Spencer speaks to Aled Jones (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin) and Gillian Rutherford (Swiss Re) to discuss the impact of biodiversity on the insurance and finance industries. 

In this episode, Sustainability board member, Lucy Saye speaks to Dr Beate Degen and Past President Marjorie Ngwenya to discuss how the SDG’s interact with actuarial practice and the roles actuaries can play in achieving the SDG’s. 

One of the biggest topics in the actuarial world is the need to articulate a new vision of what the profession is and what it can contribute to our shared global society. In this new podcast series, IFoA President Tan Suee Chieh explores how the profession is changing.

Episode 3 - In Episode 3, the IFoA’s Head of Public Affairs spoke to Chris Reynolds, Chair of the IFoA’s Health and Care Board, about the potential implications of Brexit for actuaries working in the health and care space. In this episode hear how Brexit might impact protection product policy holders, the social care system, the UK’s access to medicine and medical supplies and what might happen on gender neutral pricing for UK policyholders.  

In Episode 2, IFoA Policy Manager Catherine Burtle spoke to Karen Brolly, Chair of the Life Insurance Board, about the potential implications of Brexit for UK based Life insurance customers. This episode covers consumer protections, and the practicalities of Brexit for customers, as well as the potential broader implications for financial stability and longevity/morbidity. 

In Episode 1, the IFoA’s Head of Public Affairs Henry Thompson spoke to Tanisha Aggarwal, Account Director at Hannover Communications, about the big picture of Brexit for financial services firms. Listen to this episode for an overview of the current state of play and political landscape surrounding Brexit. 

Join Annette Spencer, IFoA Director of Public Affairs and Research, John Taylor IFoA President, and Keith Leslie, Mental Health Foundation Chair to discuss Mental Health Awareness Week 2020. 

Oliver Bettis interviews Director of the Complexity Economics programme at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, Professor Doyne Farmer.

Ashok Gupta, Chair of FinSTIC talks with Chika Aghadiuno, Group Enterprise & Operational Risk Director at Aviva, and Neil Cantle, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman.