The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

IFoA volunteer Brandon Horowitz is joined by the authors of the risk management practical guide on climate change for actuaries to discuss the guide and it's application.

IFoA volunteer Brandon Horowitz introduces the risk management practical guide on climate change for actuaries.

In this episode Sustainability Board member and pensions actuary, Neil Mitchell interviews Karen Shackleton about impact investing for pension funds.

In this episode of the SDG podcast series, Sustainability Board member, Shyam Gharial speaks to Jane Davidson, a former Welsh Assembly member in government between 1999 and 2011. As Minister for the Environment, Sustainability & Housing, Jane proposed legislation to make sustainable development the central organising principle for the government in Wales through what became known as the Well-be...

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Rosalind Rossouw enjoyed a conversation with Louise Pryor (the President of the IFoA), Marjorie Ngwenya (a past President of the IFoA) and Lucy Saye (the Deputy Chair of the IFoA’s Sustainability Board).   This podcast discusses the opportunities and challenges facing female actuaries and women who are on the path to becoming an actuary. Louise, Ma...

Our guests Michael Marshall, Head of Sustainable Ownership and Chandra Gopinathan, Senior Investment Manager (Sustainable Ownership) explain their roles at Railpen and how they are involved in Net Zero investing, what framework they use (and why) as well as some of the challenges they have experienced in moving to this approach.

We explore the logic behind Net Zero investing with Nick Silver, co-founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an actuary, economist and author of “Finance, Society and Sustainability”.  Nick discusses what the three main frameworks have in common and unpack the role of Climate Bonds, including Green Gilts, in achieving Net Zero ambitions or facilitating ‘Greenwashing’. 

The IFoA podcast showcases the activities of our Members, who are engaged in a wide range of activities to influence society in the public interest.

Our guests explain their roles at Prudential plc and how they are involved in Net Zero investing, what framework they use (and why) as well as some of the challenges they have experienced in moving to this approach

In this series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda.

In this new IFoA podcast series, we interview scientists, researchers, engineers – professionals from different walks of life to talk about risks that are relevant to insurance and would offer a different perspective to the IFoA members. We also speak to experienced actuaries talk about their career choices, contributions to the profession and they continue to learn!

In this new IFoA podcast series, we interview scientists, researchers, engineers – professionals from different walks of life to talk about risks that are relevant to insurance and would offer a different perspective to the IFoA members. We also speak to experienced actuaries talk about their career choices, contributions to the profession and they continue to learn!

In this new IFoA podcast series, we interview scientists, researchers, engineers – professionals from different walks of life to talk about risks that are relevant to insurance and would offer a different perspective to the IFoA members. We also speak to experienced actuaries talk about their career choices, contributions to the profession and they continue to learn!

In the latest episode of our 'Exploring the Change' series Nicholas Yeo and BaiYan Cao discuss with IFoA President Tan Suee Chieh the global reach of the actuarial profession and what this perspective means for actuaries now and in the future.

In this series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda.

In this series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda.

In the latest of our deep dives into the way the profession is changing, we hear from Tan Suee Chieh and Matthew Edwards, both leading figures in the actuarial response to COVID-19, on the subject of ‘grey swans’ and find out how actuaries can help address the global risks that influence us all.

In Episode 5, the IFoA’s Media Relations Manager Sonia Sequeira spoke to IFoA Fellows Stewart Mitchell and Cat Drummond. Both are partners at Lane Clark and Peacock, specialising in insurance consulting. Listen to this episode to hear more about the possible impact of Brexit on those working in General Insurance.

From AI to systems thinking, the way in which actuaries perform their roles is changing rapidly. In this podcast, we explore what this means for the profession, and what skills will best equip actuaries for the future.

In this series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda

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 series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda

In this new series we explore the Sustainable Development Goals and the role that actuaries can play in achieving the 2030 agenda

In the first of our new series of podcasts exploring the way in which the actuarial world is changing, IFoA President Tan Suee Chieh discusses the importance of 'Vision' as a way to provide the courage, inspiration, and energy that a successful future will depend upon.

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...

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, Senior Pricing Actuary, interviews Professor Doyne Farmer, Director of the Complexity Economics programme at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. His current research is in economics, including agent-based modeling, financial instability and technological progress.

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

In Part 2 of the inaugural FinSTIC podcast, Sonia Sequeira continues her discussion with FinSTIC Chair Ashok Gupta, and FinSTIC founding group member Nico Aspinall about systems thinking.

In Part 1 of the inaugural FinSTIC podcast, Sonia Sequeira talks to FinSTIC Chair Ashok Gupta, and FinSTIC founding group member Nico Aspinall, to find out more about systems thinking and how actuaries can adopt systems thinking approaches to become professional advisers with greater awareness of the systemic impacts of their work, and of the impact of system dynamics on their clients and emplo...

Nico Aspinall, IFoA Council Member and FinSTIC board member interviews Nick Robins, Professor in Practice of Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Institute. (London School of Economics) on the huge impact that systems thinking has made in the world of sustainable finance.