The Arab Actuarial League (AAL) has established working groups to tackle challenges facing the compilation of mortality tables for Arab countries.
Participants at the recent Singapore Actuarial Conference discussed the qualities needed in actuaries who aspire to move into business leadership roles or start a new business.
Thailand's regulator, the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), has ordered the license of Mr Chalermkiat Charamburaphong, Actuary, License No. W012/2024, to be suspended for a period of 12 months, pursuant to Order No. 47/2025.
In her keynote speech at the Singapore Actuarial Conference 2025, Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) CEO Melissa Khoo referenced the theme of the event, "Clarity in Uncertainty: An Actuary's Home Ground".
It is not too late for senior actuaries to learn to use AI and the technology is unlikely to derail their careers, Uber Technologies vice president of applied science, Dr Frank Chang, said.
Actuaries can bring clarity to a world where uncertainty and unpredictability are "through the roof", said Singapore Actuarial Society council member Akash Gupta.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has stressed the urgent need to strengthen actuarial capacity and institutionalise evidence-based policymaking within Nigeria's healthcare financing sector, as the country grapples with mounting pressures on the public health system.
A group of South African actuaries has published the first iteration of the Mortality and Morbidity Impact Assessment Framework, according to a statement released by the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA).
The growing importance of actuarial sciences is steering insurance markets in the region to nurture actuarial talent, especially with the lack of sufficient capacity in the field, said speakers at the Arab Actuarial Conference 2025, held in Algeria last week.
According to news platform The Hindu, the Indian government has appointed to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Mr Dinesh Pant and Mr Ratnakar Patnaik to the posts of managing directors, effective on or after 1 June.