Normally it is only those practising in actuarial evidence who take note of a new Canada life table. But this year, it may be prudent for all actuaries to give it at least some thought.
Mortality hits home: A tale of two countries
Emerging risks – what could be coming?
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.
Climate, Cyber and Financial Volatility Lead List of Emerging Risks
Climate risk, cyber concerns, and financial volatility are the top emerging risks according to an annual survey of risk managers.
Examining the considerations of going concern discount rates for pension plans
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.
A race to the finish line
The end is in sight for the implementation of IFRS 17, scheduled to take place on January 1, 2023. To get a view of the state of affairs on this project, we sat down with the Co-Chairs of the IFRS 17 Steering Committee, Les Rehbeli, FCIA, and Sati MacLean, FCIA.
