Long-term measure of extreme climate conditions reached a new high in winter 2019–20 Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Schaumburg, IL, and Ottawa, ON (August 26, 2020) –– A multiyear trend of increasing climate condition measurements from the United States and Canada continues, reaching a new high in winter 2019–20, the latest Actuaries Climate Index quarterly data release shows. The Actuaries...
New report finds that more Canadians should delay CPP payments
Ottawa, July 29, 2020 – A new report by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Society of Actuaries investigates the financial considerations of delaying Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments and looks at the risks and opportunities associated with this delay. The CPP Take-Up Decision, authored by Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, FCIA, aims to better inform the decisions of Canadians for whom...
Classification of Risk-Sharing in Pension Plans
The emergence of target benefit pension plans has led to a renewed attention to the concept of risk sharing. But according to Doug Chandler, FCIA, risk sharing in the pension space is not a new idea. Listen to Doug discuss his recently released paper, jointly sponsored by the CIA and the SOA, in which he takes a closer look at the different ways in which risk sharing takes place within the...
The Connection between Population Structure and Bond Yields
Steve Bonnar, PhD, FCIA, discusses the paper entitled The Connection between Population Structure and Bond Yields, which takes a further look at how demographics can have an impact on realized asset yields. This research, part of a joint effort between the CIA, SOA, and IFoA, also looks at the resulting impact on pension plans in Canada, the US, and the UK. This episode is a follow-up to Episode...
CIA Practice Education Course – 20 years in
Many of you will fondly remember the CIA Practice Education Course (PEC) for its gigantic binder full of colourful post-it notes with your carefully organized sections that helped you successfully complete the three-hour, open book exam required prior to 2018.
