Location

The Worshipful Company of Actuaries (WCA) is once again inviting actuaries, and their friends and families, to view the Lord Mayor’s Show - a tradition running for 800 years from 1215 and the oldest, longest and most popular procession in the world - on Saturday, 14th November. Over half a million spectators typically watch the parade.

Also, if desired, actuaries and guests may arrange to have lunch at a nearby livery hall.

Viewing the procession

The procession can be viewed from the streets but thanks to the kind generosity of Barnett Waddingham once again we will have a limited number of places available in their offices at 138 Cheapside, which overlook the procession route and provide an excellent view. You should arrive by 10.30 for the procession which should be seen from around 11.00 until 11.45. Tea/coffee will be provided.

Capacity is limited so please book early.

If you would like to attend the viewing of the procession, please complete and return the attached form - the deadline is 30 October.

Lunch at the Ironmongers’s Hall

Actuaries and their guests may arrange to have lunch at the Ironmonger’ Hall, in Shaftesbury Place, Barbican.

The hall will be open from 10.45 and lunch will be available from 12.45. Lunch will be a two-course, hot fork buffet and there will be a cash bar - prices are £28.50 for adults and £14.50 for children (under age 14).

Groups may apply to arrange to sit together or may mix in with those from other livery companies.

Bookings and payment should be made directly with the Ironmongers’ Hall through the following contact - the deadline is 30 October:

Mrs Catharine Melville
Social Secretary
Ironmongers’ Hall
Shaftesbuty Place
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8AA

Tel:  020 7776 2307
e-mail:  catharine@ironmongers.org

Location

Registration: 17.00 - 17.30

Programme: 17.30 - 19.00

Networking reception: 19.00 - 20.00

The post of Chief Actuary under the Senior Insurance Managers Regime and the Actuarial Function under Solvency II represent a big change to the actuarial role in General Insurance. A mixture of new regulatory requirements, reporting needs and organisational choices face senior actuaries with associated professional demands such as new practicing certificates.

The Actuarial Function working party led by Richard Williams has published a paper and given the new regime comes into force with effect from 1 January 2016, this is a timely opportunity to discuss issues and share views on what it means for the profession. It is a chance to hear what giving an opinion as Actuarial Function really means and what technical and report wording issues need to be faced.

We hope for good attendance and a forward looking discussion about this big opportunity.

Location

The seminar covers highlights from this year’s Pensions Conference as well as current issues in the pensions sector. Designed for qualified, newly qualified and non actuaries, they will keep you and your organisation updated within your field with a mix of technical and topical subjects.

Topics will include:

• De-Risking
• Regulatory Roundup and Professional Skills 
• Choice and Flexibility: Optimistic decisions at retirement?

You can also choose from a range of workshops so you can focus on the subject areas most relevant for you.  Delegates will also review past case studies while considering possible future developments.

Registration: 09.00 - 09.30

Programme: 09.30 - 16.30

Other dates 

20 October, Glasgow  

4 November, Leeds 

12 November, London 

25 November, London  

Delegate Fee

Brochure attachment: 

CHIPS Programme v4.pdf

Booking form: 

CHIPS 2015 Booking form.pdf

Location

The Committee of the Gulf Actuarial Society (GAS) are delighted to announce their third event which will be held on 23 November.

This meeting will once again give members of GAS the opportunity to network with each other as well as gaining both technical and professional skills CPD.

The technical talks will cover a wide range of issues including a high level introduction to the issues that are facing many of the Gulf social insurance and pensions schemes and an introduction to Takaful Insurance, as well as two technical talks from our sponsors Milliman and AM Best.

The Professionalism session will be led by Mark Cockroft on behalf of the IFoA, where he will be running, and leading discussions on, some of the IFoA's latest professionalism videos (new to the 2015/16 CPD year).

The afternoon will finish with canapes and a non-alcoholic drinks reception   

Speakers:

• Safder Jaffer (Managing Director & Consulting Actuary) and Robert Meyer (Head of P&C Practice) from Milliman
• Catherine Love Soper (Principal Consultant, Callund) and Mazen Abukhater (Principal, Mercer)
• Representative from AMBest
• Dr Khalid Al-Amri (Assistant Professor, Sultan Qaboos University)

Sponsors:

Location

If you are looking for a CPD event that meets the requirements of the IFoA’s Stage 3 Professional Skills Training then this is for you!  This session is suitable for actuaries working in any area (i.e. it is not specifically aimed at Pensions, GI or any other technical discipline).

Come along prepared to take part and say what you think!

Unlike previous years, the 2015/2016 content doesn’t focus on a particular theme but covers a broad range of professional issues that can arise in your professional or personal life.
We aim to avoid overlap with video case studies used at IFoA conferences, but cannot guarantee that there will be no duplication in content.

This session will qualify for two hours of Professional Skills CPD, under the IFoA’s CPD Scheme 2015/2016.

If you book a place and then find yourself unable to attend a professional skills event, please inform the events team to avoid preventing others who wish to attend being able to do so.  These events often have a waiting list.
 
Event Timings:
08:15 – 08:30 : Registration
08:30 – 10:30 : Presentation

Speakers:
Members of the Professionalism Content Development Working Group

Location

The IFoA invites you to a celebration of the Actuarial Research Centre (ARC) and the launch of the expanded ARC at KPMG, 20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EG on Tuesday 24 November 2015.

This unique event, Chaired by Leader of the Scottish Board, Suzanne Vaughan, will celebrate the success of the cutting-edge actuarial research carried out in Scotland and the launch of the expanded ARC. ARC Director, Professor Andrew Cairns, will provide an overview of the ARC as the delivery model for leading-edge actuarial research based and introduce a presentation from one of the first ARC students, Paul van Loon.

Finally, Professor Mark Cross, Chair of the IFoA’s Research and Thought Leadership Committee (RTLC) will discuss the progress on the expansion of ARC and how it will be used as the key delivery model for all future IFoA research. Prof Cross will provide an update on the current Call for Research and ways in which leading financial organisations can engage.

Aimed at anyone who has an interest in leading-edge actuarial research, this event is ideal for those who would like to engage more with the activities of ARC and the potential benefits to academia and industry. 

Speakers:

Professor Andrew Cairns, Heriot Watt University

Paul van Loon, Heriot Watt University

Professor Mark Cross, Swansea University

Registration: 17:00 – 17:30 Programme: 17:30 – 19:00

Location

So you’re FIA, mid-career, and thinking that you’d like a Non-Executive Directorship in a few years’ time…what should you be doing now to ensure you are well placed and adequately prepared for board service? 

We want to explore how actuaries can increase their chances of being selected for NED roles. What knowledge, skills and experience over and beyond actuarial training will make you an attractive candidate? What sort of personalities and mindset does the role demand? And once appointed, what capabilities will best equip you to be a good NED

This is an event for everyone interested in the NED role with particular emphasis on aspiring NEDs and the newly appointed. If you’re an established NED please share your thoughts of your early days. If you’re thinking of NED roles in the future, or struggling to get your first position and wondering why there are no takers, come and pick up some valuable advice. And if you have negotiated the recruitment process successfully and are a newly appointed NED, tell us how you did it and whether your preconceptions of the role have been borne out in practice.

Registration:  17.30 - 18.00

Programme: 18.00 - 19.30

Networking reception: 19.30 - 20.30

Thank you to HFG for sponsoring this event.

Location

The seminar covers highlights from this year’s Pensions Conference as well as current issues in the pensions sector. Designed for qualified, newly qualified and non actuaries, they will keep you and your organisation updated within your field with a mix of technical and topical subjects.

Topics will include:

• De-Risking
• Regulatory Roundup and Professional Skills 
• Choice and Flexibility: Optimistic decisions at retirement?

You can also choose from a range of workshops so you can focus on the subject areas most relevant for you. Delegates will also review past case studies while considering possible future developments.

Registration: 09.00 - 09.30

Programme: 09.30 - 16.30

Other dates 

20 October, Glasgow

4 November, Leeds 

12 November, London

17 November, Bristol

Delegate Fee

Brochure attachment: 

CHIPS Programme v4.pdf

Booking form: 

CHIPS 2015 Booking form.pdf

Location

As financial institutions increasingly appreciate the imperative of climate change, resource scarcity and other environmental challenges, there is a growing recognition that the financial system must not only be sound and stable, but also sustainable.  In response to this, the IFoA’s Resource and Environment Board commissioned a comprehensive research project that involved the examination of a number of academic journals, with the purpose of determining a direct relationship between research and how it applies to actuarial work.  Join Professor Richard Werner, Director of the Centre for Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development, as he delivers his views on the link between finance and sustainability issues and the impact it may have on the ‘real world’.  Hear from the editors of the review as they address the core aim of the research, discuss the results of the review, the implications of these results and the options for advancing a sustainable financial system in the actuarial world.  

Aimed at anyone who has an interest in the world of sustainability and its connection to the financial system, this event is ideal for those who would like to determine the potential benefits that actuarial practice could provide for the economy, environment and society in a more sustainable world. 

Speakers; Professor Richard Werner, University of Southampton and Simon Jones, Hymans Robertson LLP

08.30: Registration

09.00: Programme

10.00: Close

Location

With increasing focus on capital modelling from Boards, rating agencies, regulators under Solvency II and analysts, this timely seminar provides time to step out of the day-to-day and consider:

• Other external perspectives on capital modelling, and its uses; and
• The next steps in improving capital models.

The seminar will cover a variety of topics from the value of Internal Model output to senior management, boards and investors to future technical developments in ESGs, cat models and capital modelling software.  There will be plenty of scope for discussion with the speakers and other capital modellers, and we hope that you will find the seminar interesting and thought-provoking.

Primarily actuaries involved in capital modelling and risk should attend, but also anybody involved in the modelling process or with an interest in the output and use of models. All levels of technical background welcome.  In general, the seminar is not geographically specific, but the PRA presentation will be UK focussed.

A full programme is avalible below so book your place today. 

Brochure attachment: 

Capital Modelling Seminar Programme.pdf