By Steve Bocking, FCIA, and Marie-Andrée Boucher, FCIA, respective Vice-Chair and Chair of the Committee on Life Insurance Financial Reporting (CLIFR) The experience related to the impact of COVID-19 on insured mortality is very preliminary and is just starting to emerge. In the absence of more robust information and data, here are a few considerations related to mortality assumptions: Several...
Forecasting the future
By Steven W. Easson, FCIA, Chair of the SOA/CIA Project on Real-Time Delphi Study on Economic Variables Futures research forecasting methods In forecasting the future, for purposes such as valuations and capital projections, our typical actuarial toolkit includes items such as experience studies, historical market data, complex stochastic modelling, credibility theory, and I go could go on. Very...
Leveraging the Strength of our Members: CIA’s new strategic plan is now available
The CIA Board is pleased to launch the new 2020–2023 strategic plan and 2020–2021 operational plan, Leveraging the Strength of our Members.
On the proper use of a professional designation
In any given profession, there are strict rules governing the proper use of its professional designation.
Celebrating 30 years of ASNA at the 2020 Convention
What’s the one event that brings together more than 600 aspiring actuarial students from across Canada? That offers two days of career-building opportunities with some of Canada’s top employers? And whose emphasis on fun is as important as learning?
