Reserve funds are used by condominiums to manage future repair and replacement costs. Actuarial work has traditionally been associated with reserves for insurance companies – but can these techniques be applied to condo reserves as well? Jon Juffs, co-author of a new CIA research paper, and Thomas Wendling, POG member for this research project, say yes.
What do risk managers see as the major risks confronting us in a not so far future? The 15th annual survey of emerging risks – sponsored by the CIA, Society of Actuaries, and Casualty Actuarial Society – provides insight into that question. Max Rudolph, FSA and author of the survey report, joins us to highlight the survey’s key findings.
What considerations should actuaries have when selecting the going concern discount rate for pension plans? Gavin Benjamin, FCIA, explores this topic in his member’s paper Going Concern Discount Rate for Pension Plans With High Asset Allocation to Bond and shares some of his research on Seeing Beyond Risk. Hosted by Ping-Teng Lin, FCIA.
Despite a collective interest in modelling public health-care costs in Canada, actuaries have had limited opportunities to get involved in the process. Stafford Dean, Senior Program Officer for Analytics at Alberta Health Services, joins us for the first episode of 2022 and shares an insider’s look at the modelling being done within the public health sector.
Our host, Chris Fievoli, FCIA, shares our thanks and gives a brief farewell for the holiday season to the Seeing Beyond Risk audience on behalf of the CIA. We wish you a happy holiday and look forward to returning in January 2022.
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